LTE Technology & Business
- LTE/SAE Introduction
- Brief history of cellular
- “Packetization” of cellular networks
- In the beginning: A brief overview of GSM
- 2.5G evolution: GPRS and EDGE
- UMTS evolution: Enhancements in the context of market needs
- 3GPP releases (Release 99 up to Release 8)
- Evolution of 4G and the business factors driving this evolution
- Major players in the LTE market
- Competitive technologies
- Network Overview
- EPS (E-UTRAN and EPC) logical architecture
- EPS interfaces
- EPC (Evolved Packet Core) architecture
- SAE/LTE Interfaces
- OFDMA principles
- MIMO explained
- Radio interface overview
- LTE Services and Applications
- Voice over LTE
- Video applications over LTE
- Packet applications over LTE
- MBMS over LTE
- LTE Deployment
- LTE requirements
- Mobile Packet Backbone Network (MPBN)
- LTE implementation over WCDMA/GSM
- LTE vs WiMAX: Why LTE?
- Course Wrap Up: Future of Wireless, Class Discussion
