DWDM – Introduction
Introduction to Optical Technologies An overview of the transport technologies Optical technologies: Their advantages and disadvantages The T-Carrier System Framing Synchronization Extended super frame Capacity overview Review of SONET/SDH Framing Overhead SONET structures SONET carrier system SONET synchronization Concatenation BLSR WDM Technologies History of WDM Evolution of DWDM Drivers of DWDM Drivers of CWDM Overview…
LTE/SAE NGN Transport
LTE/SAE Architecture Review of the components and functionality of LTE/SAE Requirements for interworking with other 3GPP RATs SAE: Will it support fixed and mobile IP connectivity? Providing carrier services to both fixed and mobile devices NGN Transport Architecture Components of NGN transport Pre-NGN services New services OSI layering MPLS MPLS: What it is, its benefits,…
LTE: Emergency, Priority Access, Public Safety Support
4G/LTE Requirement Roadmap and Standardization Introduction to LTE LTE/EPC Network Architecture, Protocols, and Components UE eNB MME S-GW P-GW LTE/EPC Key Interfaces IMS in LTE LTE Air Interface Basics OFDM/OFDMA/SC-FDMA Essentials LTE Numerology LTE Physical, Transport, and Logical Channels LTE RRC Layer Including Signaling and Broadcast Idle Mode Operation, Paging, and Tracking Area Update Network…
LTE Planning Considerations
LTE/SAE Introduction Evolution of cellular networks 3GPP Releases (Release 99 to Release 8) EPS (E-UTRAN and EPC) logical architecture EPS interfaces EPC (Evolved Packet Core) architecture SAE/LTE interfaces Radio Interface Principles Channel models BPSK, QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM OFDM: Principles of operation MIMO system Radio interface techniques: Uplink/downlink Channel structure Exercises LTE Functionality Idle mode functionality…
LTE Tutorial
Part 1: Cellular Systems Design and Components Introduction The cellular concept and objectives Radio signal propagation Basic channel modeling Signal strength vs distance Impediments to propagation Interference Co-channel interference Carrier-to-interference ratio Adjacent channel interference Frequency reuse and planning Cellular hexagonal grid concept Distance to reuse Handoff strategies Part 2: 3GPP Standards Evolution 3GPP standardization process…
LTE Core Network
Review of the 3GPP UMTS and HSPA Evolution UMTS architectural components Migration to all-IP packet mode HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+ The LTE approach LTE Access Network Evolved NodeB (eNodeB) Interfaces: X2, S1 Implementation of the interfaces Backhaul options LTE Core Network Why change the UMTS core? Major change items EPC entities and functionality Mobility management entity…
LTE
Digital Modulation Overview Complex Envelope Representation of Signals and Systems Digital Modulation Theory BPSK, QPSK, 16QAM and 64QAM Pulse Shaping Filter Selection (Nyquist and Raised Cosine Filtering) System Metrics: BER, SNR, Eb/No definitions Radio Propagation Characterization Updated 3GPP Reference Channel Models Comparison with Earlier HSPA Channel Model Versions Performance Improvement Techniques Forward Error Correction Convolutional: …
LTE-A: Release 10, 11 & Beyond
Part 1: Requirements and Objectives Requirements ITU IMT Advanced Requirements LTE Advanced Requirements Spectrum Issues ITU Bands Identified for LTE Advanced Spectrum Planned for LTE Advanced in United States Spectrum Planned for LTE Advanced in Europe LTE Advanced Performance LTE Advanced Objectives and Milestones ITU Self Evaluation Results LTE Advanced Target and Achieved Performances…
4G LTE: Next Generation Mobile Networks
Beyond 3G HSDPA HSUPA Fixed-mobile convergence Radio spectrum economics Ubiquity 4G mobile communications LTE LTE defined Characteristics Technologies used Architecture and Protocols LTE services 4G 4G defined Standardization bodies Radio spectrum 4G implementation and trials 4G characteristics 4G capabilities and services Technological challenges LTE / 4G Radio Interface Advanced multiple access techniques…
Fiber Optics (LightMASTER) Training
Fiber to the Home (FTTH) Architecture Fiber Pair Gain Systems Deployment Options Passive Optical Network (PON) The Basics of Fiber Optics Advantages of Fiber Optics over Copper Cabling Frequency, Wavelength, and the Speed of Light The Electromagnetic Spectrum Reflection and Refraction Index of Refraction Total Internal Reflection Optical Waveguides Numerical Aperture Multimode and Singlemode Fibers…