|
Course Duration |
|
5-day instructor-led training, 0900-1700 |
Course Objectives |
The goal of this course is to present details and up-to-date
information on both 3GPP LTE and IEEE WiMAX technologies.
The participants will learn about the features of the
technologies and understand differences between LTE and
WiMAX. Furthermore, the participants will learn about
practical performance and deployment issues.
|
|
Course Overview |
|
This a 5-day course focusing on the LTE and WiMAX
technologies, its implications and distinguishing features
versus the existing 2G and 3G systems. We will address the
following topics:
- Differences between LTE and WiMAX technology will be
examined. The related layer 1 and 2 protocol functions are
dealt with in great detail.
- Relevant radio propagation and physical layer
characteristics, in different deployment scenarios will be
presented. The achievable data rates will be analyzed.
- MAC layer and IP end-to-end architecture will be
presented and analyzed how it differs from the existing 3G
network.
- Deployment and rollout strategies will be examined.
- Advanced techniques and their performance will be
discussed (beamforming, space-time coding, MIMO, different
handover schemes).
|
|
Key Benefits |
|
The participants will gain a detailed end-to-end knowledge
of the LTE and WiMAX technologies, their benefits and
potential pitfalls. Furthermore, they will be able to
address real-world problems of the deployments.
|
|
Pre-Requisites for Participants |
A basic knowledge of wireless communication systems will be
required.
Knowledge of GSM and UMTS/HSPA is desired. |
Who Should Attend? |
- Technical managers that want to learn and understand the
benefits and differences between LTE and WiMAX.
- Technical managers that have to decide whether to adopt
LTE or WiMAX
- Infrastructure and terminal development and network
deployment engineers that require knowledge of LTE and WiMAX
for their introduction or coexistence with 2G and 3G
networks.
|
Course Outline |
Day 1
Introduction
- Wireless Standards Overview
- 3GPP Standards Timeline
- LTE Standard Characteristics
- LTE and WiMAX Performance Pentagon
- 802.16 Standard Timeline
- 802.16 Standard Characteristics
- WiMAX Forum
- WiMAX Profiles
- LTE, WiMAX and ITU
LTE and WiMAX Principles
- Wireless Channel
- Path Loss
- Multipath
- Temporal Variations
- OFDM vs. Single Carrier
- Frequency and Temporal Diversity
- TDD vs. FDD
- RF Front-End
- Network Topologies
Day 2
LTE Physical Layer
- Downlink OFDMA
- Uplink Single Carrier FDMA
- Pilot Structure
- Resource Block Structure
- Link Adaptation
- Scheduling
- HARQ
- Interference Handling
- Measurements
- Multiple Antenna Techniques
- LTE Channels
- MAC Layer Overview
LTE Radio Access Procedures
- Cell Search
- Broadcast and Paging
- Broadcast and Multicast
- Random Access
- Handover
Day 3
WiMAX Physical Layer
- Fixed WiMAX
- OFDM Parameters
- TDD Frame Content
- Contention Access
- Channel Coding and Modulation
- Measurements & Link Adaptation
Mobile WiMAX
- Scalable OFDMA
- Permutations
- Bins, Subchannels, Tiles, Slots
- HARQ
- Frequency Reuse
- Handover
- Multiple Antenna Techniques
- Multicast and Broadcast Services
- MAC Layer Overview
WiMAX Access Procedures
- QoS Enforcement
- Network Entry
- Ranging
- Registration
- Bandwidth Requests
- DL-MAP and UL-MAP Message
- Mobility Procedure
Day 4
LTE and WiMAX Radio Network Planning
- Link Budget Analysis
- Equipment Specification
- Antenna Patterns
- Required SNR
- Multiple Antennas Gains
- Permutations Effects
- Coding Schemes Gains
- Coverage
- Capacity
- Path Loss Models
- Shadowing
- System Simulations
- LOS vs. NLOS
- Delay Spread and Guard Time
- TTG and RTG
Day 5
LTE and WiMAX Network Architecture
- IP-Based Network Architecture
- Radio Access Service Network
- Core and Connectivity Service Network
- Mobile IP
- Voice-over-IP
- Backhaul
- Inter Base Station Synchronization
LTE and WiMAX Comparison Summary
- Physical Layer
- MAC Layer
- Radio Access Procedures
- Network Architecture
| |
|
|
