LTE System Engineering

Duration: 3 days Level: Level 2

LTE System Engineering
Delivery Options
liveOnsite
liveOnline
OnlineAnytime
Pre-Requisites
None
Course Outline
This course contains the following sections
Section 1: LTE Architecture (1.5 hours)
E-UTRAN Architecture:
- UE and eNodeB.
- Femto Cells.
EPC Architecture:
- MME, S-GW and PDN-GW.
LTE Interfaces and Protocols:
- Uu, X2, S1-MME, S1-U, S5/S8, S11 and SGi.
PCC Architecture:
- PCRF and PCEF.
IMS Architecture:
- CSCF, HSS and Media Servers.
Section 2: LTE Air Interface (1.5 hours)
Frequency Bands.
Modulation Techniques and Coding:
- QPSK, 16QAM and 64QAM Basics.
OFDMA Basics.
LTE Frame Structure:
- LTE Resource Allocation.
Additional copy if needed.
Section 3: LTE Initial Procedures (3 hours)
LTE Mobility and Session Management:
- ECM Connected and ECM Idle.
- EPS Bearer Contexts.
LTE Identities.
Radio Resource Control:
- Cell Selection, PLMN Selection and Cell Re-selection.
- RRC establishment.
Initial Attach:
- Default EPS Bearer Establishment.
- Combined Attach.
Activity: Signalling analysis of an Initial Attach and Default EPS Bearer Establishment procedure using Mpiricals NetX.
Section 4: LTE Security (1 hour)
Key Distribution.
EPS Authentication and Key Agreement.
IPSec and LTE.
Section 5: Defining EPS Bearers (1.5 hours)
LTE QoS Characteristics:
- TFTs and Quality of Service.
Establishing EPS Bearers:
- Network Initiated: Activate, Modify and Delete.
- Mobile Initiated: Activate, Modify and Delete.
Modifying EPS Bearers.
Releasing EPS Bearers.
Activity: Signalling analysis of EPS bearer related procedures using Mpiricals NetX.
Section 6: Utilizing EPS Bearers (1.5 hours)
Service Request.
Paging in LTE.
S1 Release:
- E-UTRAN and MME triggered.
Activity: Signalling analysis of MO and MT data using Mpiricals NetX.
Section 7: LTE Mobility (2 hours)
Idle Mode Mobility:
- Cell Re-selection.
- Tracking Area Updates.
X2 Handover
S1 Handover:
- Mobility within the EPC.
- GTP Mobility.
Roaming and the IPX.
Activity: Signalling analysis of a Tracking Area Update and Handover procedures using Mpiricals NetX.
Section 8: Interworking with UMTS and GPRS (2 hours)
Mobility Scenarios:
- E-UTRAN to UTRAN Packet Switched Handover.
- E-UTRAN to GERAN Packet Switched Handover.
- UTRAN to E-UTRAN Packet Switched Handover.
- GERAN to E-UTRAN Packet Switched Handover.
Section 9: Circuit Switched Fallback (2 hours)
CSFB Initial Procedures.
CSFB Call Procedures:
- Mobile Originated and Mobile Terminated.
CSFB SMS Procedures:
- Mobile Originated and Mobile Terminated.
CSFB Call Delay Factors.
Activity: Signalling analysis of a CSFB procedures using Mpiricals NetX.
Section 10: VoLTE (2 hours)
VoLTE Registration:
- SIP Registration.
VoLTE Call Procedures:
- VoLTE Mobile Originated Call Setup.
- Media Description.
- VoLTE Mobile Terminated Call Setup.
VoLTE Instant Messaging:
- Mobile Originated and Mobile Terminated.
SRVCC.
Activity: Signalling analysis of VoLTE Registration and VoLTE Call Setup procedure using Mpiricals NetX.
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