Mastering LTE Air Interface

Instructor Led | Duration: 2 Days

Long Term Evolution (LTE) is a 4th generation (4G) wireless technology which promises a much higher air interface data rate (over 100 Mbps) to users while
reducing the cost per bit for wireless service providers. The building blocks of LTE include OFDM, multiple antenna techniques, and all-IP technologies.
Multiple antennas can increase data rates, throughput, coverage, and lower battery consumption in a mobile device. This course provides an in-depth
discussion of the PHY and MAC layers of the LTE air interface. First, it introduces the LTE/E-UTRAN network architecture and protocols. It then provides
comprehensive coverage of the PHY frame structure, channels, resource allocation, and multiple antenna techniques. Finally, the course discusses the
operations of acquisition, system access, data session setup, DL and UL traffic operations and handovers.


Intended Audience
This is a detailed technical course, primarily geared for a technical
audience including those in product design and development, integration
and testing, and system engineering.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, the student will be able to:
Sketch the LTE/E-UTRAN network architecture and associated
interfaces and protocols
Sketch PHY frame structure and resource mapping for DL and UL
List PHY channels in DL and UL and map them on the frame
structure
Describe the synchronization operation and use of reference signals
Explain PHY layer operations and measurements
Step through system acquisition and data session setup procedure
Describe traffic operations in DL and UL at the PHY/MAC layers
Explain key concepts of LTE mobility and handovers at the PHY layer
Identify the key multiple antenna techniques and describe their
applications

Suggested Prerequisites
LTE Overview (eLearning)




Course Outline
1. Introduction
1.1. Goals and requirements of LTE
1.2. LTE/EPC network nodes and
interfaces
1.3. LTE air interface protocols
1.4. Life of a mobile in LTE
2. LTE Technology
2.1. Access techniques OFDM/SC-
FDMA
2.2. PHY frame structure
2.3. PHY channels and resource mapping
2.4. Resource allocation types
2.5. MIMO techniques in LTE
2.6. PHY layer operations
3. System Acquisition
3.1. DL synchronization
3.2. System selection
4. System Access Operation
4.1. UL synchronization
4.2. Random access procedure
4.3. Concept of shared channels
4.4. RRC connection establishment
5. Call Setup in LTE
5.1. Registration
5.2. Service establishment


6. DL Operations
6.1. DL transmission process
6.2. Channel quality reporting
6.3. DL scheduling & resource
allocation
6.4. DL data transmission and HARQ
6.5. DL operations using MIMO
7. UL Operations
7.1. UL transmission process
7.2. Bandwidth requests
7.3. UL scheduling & resource
allocation
7.4. UL data transmission and HARQ
7.5. UL operations using MIMO
8. Mobility and Handover
8.1. Tracking area and cell reselection
8.2. Paging
8.3. PHY measurements
8.4. LTE handover message flows
Appendix A: OFDMA & SC-FDMA &
MIMO
A.1. Key concepts of OFDMA/
SC-FDMA
A.2. Tx/Rx block diagrams
A.3. Transmit diversity (SFBC, FSTD)
A.4. MIMO (SU-MIMO, MU-MIMO)