23 July - 24 July 2008 (Wed - Thu)
2-day Lectures and theoretical exercises., 0900-1700
Dubai, UAE

The 3GPP evolution for the 3G mobile system created the UTRAN Long Term Evolution (LTE) and System Architecture Evolution (SAE) network. Under these specifications a mobile phone gets access to higher bandwidth with low latency in an improved and more efficient network architecture. The standards define an all-IP network as a base for the LTE/SAE. The LTE/SAE does not have a separate PS data traffic and CS voice network, both communicate over the same new Evolved Packet System (EPS) network. EPS (LTE/SAE) Technology course is an intermediate technical course, which covers all aspects of architecture and functionality of the EPS.

The participants should have attended the following courses for better understanding:
• UMTS Technology
• WCDMA Air Interface
or have the equivalent knowledge on UMTS.

The course is intended for technical GSM/UMTS staff and their management who plan to or already work on introducing LTE/SAE network.

• Introduction
(generations of the cellular systems, requirements for the evolved UMTS, multiple access, duplex division, frequency reuse and modulation technologies),

• Network structure
(eUTRAN and eNode B, evolved packet core network, HSS, IMS, policy control, charging),

• eUTRAN
(OFDMA, SC-FDMA, FDD, TDD, MIMO, eNode B structure, terminal, HSOPA, frequency reuse),

• Core network
(AGW, PDN GW, Serving GW, PCRF, MME, HSS, elements for interworking with other 3GPP and non 3GPP access systems),

• Protocols and procedures
(interfaces, control plane and user plane protocols, network attachment, connection setup, QoS),

• Services
(voice and multimedia connections, push-to-talk, presence service, multicast and broadcast services, other IMS based services).