LTE/SAE expansion: Cases include expansion over WCDMA, over HSDPA, and over EDGE/RTTI; as well as general discussion of MPBN (Mobile Packet Backbone Network) transmission principles
Radio Interface
OFDM: Principles of operation
MIMO system
Radio interface techniques: Uplink/downlink
Radio channel structure
Radio interface
Throughput estimation
Exercises; case studies
Signaling
Radio Resource Control (RRC)
Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP)
Radio Link Control (RLC)
Medium Access Control (MAC)
Packet data flow and multiplexing
Channel structure
Logical channels
Transport channels
Physical channels
3GPP standards references
Practical exercises using air interface protocol analyzer log files