- 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: Viterbi Algorithm, Punctured Coding
- Turbo: Encoder and Decoder
- Interleaver/De-interleaver: Advantages and Disadvantages
- Performance Comparisons
- Antenna Receiver Diversity Techniques
- Switching, Equal Gain, Maximal Ratio, Optimal Combining
- Theoretical SNR improvement and BER Performance
- 3GPP WCDMA System Review
- 3GPP Release Overview (Release 99 to Release 8 Features)
- High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) Overview
- High Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA) Overview
- Network Architecture (NodeB, RNC, CN)
- Partitioning of Protocol Stack Across Network
- OFDM Principles
- Transmission and Modulation: Subcarrier, IFFT, S/P, Etc.
- Sub-carrier Discussion
- Peak-to-Average Power Ratio (PAPR) Impact
- Reception and Demodulation: FFT, P/S, Etc.
- Purpose of Cyclic Prefix (CP)
- Design Tradeoffs
- Multipath Mitigation Techniques
- How Different Standards Resolve Multipaths
- TDMA vs. CDMA vs. OFDMA Solutions
- LTE System Components (Building Blocks)
- System Goals: Latency, Throughput, Etc.
- Discussion: Trend toward IP Services
- LTE Signaling Channels (UL and DL)
- Logical Channels
- Physical Channels
- Network Architecture (E-UTRAN, EPC)
- Protocol Architecture (RRC, RLC, MAC)
- Partitioning of Protocol Stack Across Network
- OFDM Details for LTE
- Transmission (IFFT, S/P, Etc.)
- Sub-carrier Discussion
- Reception and Demodulation (FFT, P/S, Etc.)
- Values of Cyclic Prefix (CP)
- OFDM Receiver
- MIMO (Channel Capacity, MAP, MMSE Equalization, Etc.)
- FDD and TDD Modes
- LTE System Scenarios
- Paging
- Idle Mode States
- Random Access Procedure
- Link and Resource Adaptation
- Security Architecture
- Brief Comparison with WiMAX
- Cell Search and Handoffs
- Intra-Frequency Measurements
- Call Flow Diagrams
- Mobile Originated
- Mobile Terminated
- Antenna Transmit Diversity Techniques
- Space Time Block Codes
- Closed Loop Antenna Arrays
- MIMO
- Link Budget and System Capacity Examples
- Link Budget Methodology
- Link Budget Equations
- Rise Over Thermal Calculation
- Example for Indoors and Outdoors Link (Excel Spreadsheet)
- Cell Capacity Example
- Targeted Frequency Bands
- Wrap-up: Course Recap and Discussion
