1. Evolved Packet Core: LTE/LTE-A Network Architecture
- Introduction: 4G/LTE Requirement Roadmap and Standardization
- LTE/LTE-A EPC Network Architecture, Protocols, and Components
- LTE / LTE-A EPC Network Architecture
- EPC Components
- UE
- eNB
- MME
- S-GW
- P-GW
- PCRF
- LTE Interworking with 3GPP and non-3GPP Networks, including MNOs
- AAA
- EPC Protocols
- Non Access Stratum (NAS) Protocols
- EPC Mobility Management (EMM)
- EPC Session Management (ESM)
- Non Access Stratum (NAS) Protocols
- MME Protocols
- Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP)
- S1-Application Part (S1-AP)
- S11 Protocols
- GTP-C / GTPv2-C
- IP
- UDP
- SGW Protocols
- GTP-U / GTPv1-U
- IP
- UDP
- PGW Protocols
- LTE EPC Security Architecture
- Authentication
- Encryption
- LTE Parameters
- Spectrum and Bands
- UE Identities
2. Layer 1, Physical Layer
- LTE Frame Structure, Channels and Signals
- OFDM / OFDMA / SC-FDMA Essentials
- LTE Enumeration
- Frame Structure
- FDD Frame Structure
- TDD Frame Structure
- LTE Channels
- Logical Channels
- Transport Channels
- Physical Channels
- LTE Control Channels
- LTE Data Channels
- Channel Mapping in LTE
- LTE Reference Signals
- UL Reference Signals
- DL Reference Signals
- MIMO Reference Signals
- LTE Synchronization Signals
- LTE Modulation and Channel Coding
- DL Modulation
- UL Modulation
- FEC Coding
- LTE Frequency Hopping
- LTE Transmission Procedures
- DL Transmission Procedure
- DL-SCH Data Transfer
- DL HARQ
- UL Transmission Procedure
- UL-SCH Data Transfer
- UL HARQ
- DL Transmission Procedure
- Multiple Antenna in LTE
- Multiple Antenna Basics
- MIMO Concepts
- Space Time Diversity Coding and Spatial Multiplexing
- Channel Ranks
- Beamforming
- Precoding
- Feedback
- LTE Transmission Modes
- Multiple Antenna Basics
3. LTE Network Entry, Access and Attachment
- System Acquisition/Scanning
- Synchronization
- LTE Attachment
- Random Access
- Authentication
- Default Bearer Establishment
- IP Address Allocation
4. Layers 2 and 3, MAC/RRC/RLC Layer
- Layer 2 Structure and Operation
- Protocols and Packets
- RLC / PDCP / MAC Sublayers
- MAC Layer
- MAC PDU Formats
- MAC PDU (DL-SCH and UL-SCH)
- MAC Control Elements
- MAC Headers
- Transport Blocks
- Concatenation and Segmentation
- MAC Procedures
- Random Access
- MAC Layer ARQ
- Discontinuous Reception (DRX)
- MAC PDU Formats
- Idle Mode and Paging Operation
- What Is Idle Mode and Why?
- Active to Idle Mode Transition
- Idle to Active mode Transition
- Paging
- Tracking Area Update
- QoS Management
- EPS Bearers and SDF
- Default Bearers
- Dedicated Bearers
- Signaling Bearers
- EPC QoS Framework and PCC
- PDN Connections
- APN
- QCIs, Different Class of Services and Their Priorities
- TFTs
- SPR
- Policy Functions and Components (PCEF & PCRF)
- Scheduling in LTE
- EPS Bearers and SDF
- Handover in LTE
- Measurement and Report
- X2-based Handoff
- S1-based Handoff
5. Other LTE Features
- Multicast Broadcast in LTE (MBMS and eMBMS)
- Voice Support in LTE
- CSFB
- SVLTE
- IMS Based SR-VCC (VoLTE)
- Roaming in LTE
- Self-Organizing Networks (SON) Enhancements
- Enhanced Interference Management (eICIC)
- Network Planning in LTE (LTE Link Budget)
6. LTE-Advanced, Release 10 and Beyond
- Carrier Aggregation
- Concept
- Definition & Benefit
- LTE Band Combinations
- Resource Allocation Options
- Carrier Aggregation Types and Classes
- Carrier Aggregation (CA) Operation
- RRC Configuration
- Component Carriers
- Uplink Multiple Timing Advance for Carrier Aggregation Rel.11
- Carrier Aggregation in Heterogeneous Networks
- FDD-TDD Carrier Aggregation
- LTE-WiFi Carrier Aggregation
- Concept
- Heterogeneous Networks (Hetnet)
- Interference management for HetNet (eICIC)
- Enhancements to LTE TDD for DL-UL Interference Management and Traffic Adaptation (eIMTA)
- LTE Device to Device Proximity Services
- Network-Assisted Interference Cancellation and Suppression (NAICS)
- RAN Sharing for LTE
- Dual Connectivity enhancements for LTE
- LTE Indoor Positioning
- Group Communication Systems
- Rel 14 Narrow Band LTE (NB-LTE) & Narrow Band Cellular Internet of Things (NB-CIOT)
7. Unlicensed Operation in LTE Release 12 and 13
- LTE-U Operation
- CSAT
- Impact on Incumbent unlicensed Technologies (WiFi)
- Licensed-Assisted Access using LTE
- Listen Before Talk (LBT)
- Channel Access Frame work for LAA
- RRM for LAA
- Unlicensed Spectrum Aspects
- Control Channels
- Impact on Incumbent unlicensed Technologies (WiFi)
- Further Enhancement in LTE Unlicensed Operation
- Spectrum Sharing
- Non-Standardized LTE Unlicensed Operation
8. LTE + WLAN Aggregation (LWA) and Interworking
- LWA
- Control Plane Architecture and Functionality
- Control Plane Architecture and Functionality
- ANDSF
- LTE-WiFi Interworking
Wrap-up: Course Recap, Discussion, and Course Evaluation