LTE & LTE-A RAN Design & Optimization

• Day 1 – LTE Idle Mode Functionality Review
  • Cell selection process: Criteria, normal camping
  • Cell reselection evaluation process
  • System information
  • Paging: DRX for paging
  • Related radio features enhancement
• Day 1 – Physical Layer Procedures
  • Radio Measurements (3GPP definition)
  • Radio link monitoring
  • Downlink transmission
  • Power control: Vendor Implementation discussions
  • Link adaptation (3GPP basic theory)
  • Uplink transmission
  • Random access
  • Preample selection
  • Channel Quality Indication (CQI)
  • Precoding Matrix Indicator (PMI)
  • Rank Indicator (RI)
• Day 2 – MAC Scheduler
  • Basic MAC scheduler functionality: Vendor basic features
  • Enhanced MAC scheduler performance: Vendor enhancements
  • LTE MAC scheduler and basic Radio Access Network Planning
  • Downlink/Uplink transmission overview
  • Case studies: Checking MAC scheduler performance vs parameters
• Day 2- LTE Coverage Planning Principles
  • Coverage considerations
    • Pathloss and Coverage design
    • Basic pathloss formulas (up to 2.6 GHz)
    • Extended pathloss formula for 3.6 GHz TDD
    • Measurement verified formula
    • Coverage design exercises and case
• Day 3- LTE and LTE-A Capacity Planning Considerations
  • Frequency planning
    • Channel allocation
    • Basic schemes
    • Factional loading and SON FLP description
  • Capacity considerations
    • Capacity loss vs. Interference
    • MAC resource allocation principles
    • Configuration parameters vs. capacity design
    • Frequency planning, ICIC and capacity parameters
    • Enhanced vendor specific features vs. capacity
    • Examples and discussion
    • Exercises using Excel-based tool
    • Case studies (mobile network & fixed wireless broadband)
• Day-4 LTE Mobility Scenarios
  • • Mobility scenario – Vendor specific
      • Intra-LTE mobility
      • IF mobility
      • IRAT mobility
    • LTE and LTE-A Enhanced Radio Features
      • Enhanced features and mobility
      • Enhanced features and radio planning considerations
    • Volte related mobility – Vendor Specific
      • VoLTE functionality
      • SRVCC and mobility
      • Enhanced VoLTE mobility – Vendor enhanced features
      • CSFallback vs. RAN planning
    • Case studies related to mobility vs. planning considerations
• Day-5 LTE SON Solutions
  • SON mobility solutions – Vendor specific
    • ANR feature description
    • LTE feature enhancements
    • Mobility performance and RAN planning
  • SON interference mitigation
    • LTE radio features enhanced features
    • LTE HetNet solutions
    • LTE beamforming and HetNet solutions
    • HetNet solution and cell planning improvements

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