Telefocal Asia - Independent training, consulting and research firm focusing on wireless and fixed telephony, data communications, transmission engineering, switching, network management and service applications

3G LTE & 4G Technologies

Course Date & Venue
25 August - 27 August 2008 (Mon - Wed) 3-day instructor-led training, 0900 - 1700 Hong Kong, China
Course Objectives

Course Overview
The course provides an insight on the developments of next generation mobile networks 3G LTE and 4G. 3G LTE stands for 3G Long Term Evolution standardized by 3GPP and 3GPP2 and is considered as 3.9G. It is the technology that will enable cellular networks to support up to 10 times higher data rate and more users than existing HSxPA networks. It is making use of OFDM and MIMO technology which will allow mobile operators to offer true “quad play” services – voice, high-speed, IPTV and full mobility. 3G LTE is designed to provide a simple evolution path for UMTS operators as they migrate from UMTS to HSDPA to HSUPA and then to 3G LTE (or otherwise called HSOPA). 4G technology stands to be the future standard of wireless devices. It is the successor wireless access technology to the 3G era. To cater the QoS and data rate requirements set by forth coming applications like High-Definition TV, DVB etc... the 4G working groups - 3GPP and IEEE - have defined that 4G should be very spectrally efficient, should dynamically share and utilize the network resources, have a high data rate and capacity larger than 3G, have smooth handovers across heterogeneous networks and should be based on all IP packet switched network. Several telecom vendor giants are currently testing 4G communication at 100Mbps while moving and 1Gbps while stationary. The course covers the fundamental principles of 3G LTE/4G like MC- CDMA, OFDM and OFDMA as well as MIMO, IPv6, AMC and Software Defined Radios. It analyses the overall architecture, protocols, RF planning aspects as well as 4G services infrastructures to offer very high data rate wireless broadband services. What you will learn i.Get a detailed state-of-the-art technical insight on 3G LTE and 4G mobile radio networks ii.Understand fundamental building blocks of 3G LTE / 4G iii.Understand the 3G LTE / 4G architecture iv.Understand the different protocols involved to achieve high data rates in 3G LTE / 4G v.Learn how OFDM, MIMO and SDR work vi.Learn all about the 3G LTE / 4G air interface vii.Learn the operation of handovers over heterogeneous networks viii.Learn the evolution path to 4G services
Key Benefits

Pre-Requisites for Participants
GSM, WCDMA, WIMAX, WiFi
Who Should Attend?
The standard presentation of this course assumes a bachelor of science in Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related subject along with an appropriate background in communications and 3G.
Course Outline
Beyond 3G Wireless HSDPA HSUPA Fixed-mobile convergence Radio spectrum economics Ubiquity 4G mobile communications 3G LTE What is 3G LTE Characteristics Technologies used Architecture & protocols 3G LTE services 4G Wireless 4G wireless defined Standardization bodies Radio spectrum 4G implementation and trials 4G characteristics 4G capabilities and services Technological challenges 3G LTE/4G Radio Interface Advanced multiple access techniques Advanced modulation Advanced coding techniques 4G packet schedulers MC-CDMA OFDM OFDMA MIMO SDR 4G radio transceiver architectures 4G Mobility Considerations Radio access Handovers Intersystem handovers Interfrequency handovers Universal and network agnostic roaming Seamless connectivity Ubiquitous access 4G Core Network Possible architectures Convergence of fixed and mobile access Heterogeneous traffic management QoS issues o Radio resource management Mobility management Throughput Latency Harmonized all-IP network infrastructure IPv4 and IPv6 Operator service and access management 4G Radio Planning OFDM channel planning OFDMA planning MIMO configurations Planning for seamless mobile access Advanced Services for 3G LTE and 4G Service architectures IP and SIP based services Security aspects 3G LTE service business models and scenarios 4G service business models and scenarios Note: Customisation This course can be customized to focus in some of the following topics: i.MC-CDMA ii.OFDM / OFDMA iii.MIMO iv.SDR v.3G LTE / 4G Radio Planning vi.4G Services