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Mastering LTE Air

Interface

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• EUTRAN and EPC make up the EPS
• Network Architecture – UE / eNodeB / MME /
SGW / PGW / HSS / PCRF
• Interfaces – X2 / S1-MME / S1-U / S5 S8 / S11
• EPS Bearer – 3 sections – DRB / S1-U / S5
• OFDMA in Downlink / SC-FDMA in Uplink
• SC-FDMA for handling PAPR problem
• Sub-carrier spacing is 15 kHz
• Cyclic prefix to handle ISI problem
• 2 types – Normal CP and Extended CP
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• 2 dimensional resources – freq and time
• Freq hierarchy – 12 SCs make 1 PRB
• Time hierarchy – Frame – SubFrame – Slot –
Symbols
• Modulation 64 QAM / 16 QAM / QPSK
• Coding – Convolutional / Turbo
• Downlink channels – PBCH – PCFICH – PDCCH
– PDSCH – PHICH
• Uplink channels – PRACH – PUCCH - PUSCH

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• Multiple Antenna Techniques – Tx diversity and
MIMO
• Reference Signals – Downlink and Uplink
• Synchronization Signals – PSS and SSS
• PSS – Slot synchronization
• SSS – Frame synchronization
• PCI = 3 * SSS + PSS
• PBCH broadcasts MIB
• SIB 1 gives network information
• SIB 2 gives Random Access parameters
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• Random Access – 4 formats
• Ncs and Root Sequence Index are configuration
parameters for Random Access
• Initial Target Power / Power Step and Max
number of Retransmission
• RRC States - RRC Connected and RRC Idle
• Initial Attach process starts with Attach request
from you
• eNB selects MME and forwards request
• MME conducts Authentication and Security
procedures
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• MME then selects PGW and SGW
• PGW intiate setup of default EPS bearer and
assign IP address for UE
• UE reports CQI PMI and RI
• CQI reporting is periodic and aperiodic types
• RI indicates how many antennas
• PMI indicates by how much
• In Uplink UE makes Scheduling request
• UE sends Buffer Status report
• eNodeB assigns resources
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• PUSCH Frequency Hopping – predefined or via
grant
• RRC Idle state – UE does cell reselection
• RRC Connected state – UE performs handover
• Handover decision made by source eNodeB
• SIB 3 gives cell selection parameters
• SIB 4 gives cell reselection parameters for
intrafrequency neighbors
• Tracking Area updates are performed on change
or on periodically

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• Measurement and reporting configuration given
to UE by eNodeB
• Measurement Gaps enable UE to make
measurements on interfrequency neighbors and
interRAT neighbors
• Power control implemented in UL only

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