LTE Signaling

Onsite Training: 4G LTE, LTE-Advanced Pro, LTE-Advanced, WiMAX
  • Course:LTE Signaling
  • Course ID:LTESIG Duration:3 days Where: Your Office (7+ Persons)
  • Available as a private, customized course for your group at your offices or ours and in some cases as a WebLive(TM) class.

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Course Outline

  • LTE/SAE Introduction
    • How we got here: A brief overview of cellular
    • 3GPP Releases (Release 99 to Release 8)
    • EPS (E-UTRAN and EPC) logical architecture
    • EPS interfaces
    • EPC (Evolved Packet Core) architecture
    • SAE/LTE interfaces
  • Radio Interface Principles
    • Channel models
    • BPSK, QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM
    • OFDM: Principles of operation
    • MIMO systems overview
    • Radio interface techniques: Uplink/downlink
    • Channel structure
    • Exercises
  • LTE QoS
    • EPS bearers
    • Signaling radio bearers
    • Authentication
    • Integrity protection
    • Ciphering
    • IP Sec solutions for transport network security
  • Radio Interface Layers
    • Radio procedures
    • NAS security functions
    • Radio Resource Control (RRC)
    • RRC security functions
    • Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP)
    • Radio Link Control (RLC)
    • Medium Access Control (MAC)
    • Packet data flow and multiplexing
    • Channel structure : Logical channels, transport channels, physical channels
    • 3GPP standards references
    • Exercises using logfiles and air interface protocol analyzer data
  • LTE Signaling Cases
    • Periodic location update
    • IMSI attach
    • Mobile originating service
    • S1 handover signaling flow
    • X2 handover signaling flow
    • Inter-pool (SGW) handover
    • Inter-system handover signaling flows
    • VoLTE – IMS signaling
    • CS Fallback signaling flow
    • Exercises: Protocol analyzer log files
  • Course Wrap-Up
Course Overview

Course in a Nutshell

This is the second in our series of courses on LTE aimed at technical audiences.  The first one, LTE/SAE: A Technology Overview, is a recommended prerequisite.

This course provides detailed information on the signaling layers in the LTE air interfaces including the channel structures and the mapping up to the physical layer.

 

Customize It!

  • For those with good wireless technologies background but without exposure to WCDMA/HSPA, we can cover the prerequisite material upfront by extending the course to five days.
  • We can tailor the course to focus on the technology aspects most pertinent to your audience, whether radio/core network engineers, application/device developers, or other.
  • Add a workshop day at the end of the course, for a total of four days, for a deep dive into the transmission network IP backbone issues.

 

Audience / Prerequisites

Aimed At

Technical audiences with prior knowledge of WCDMA, HSDPA/HSUPA, and an overview of LTE.

 

Prerequisites

Testimonials
  • “Very good information. Very visual; easy to understand complex scenarios. Instructor really knew what he was talking about.” – Benjamin Magana Salazar, RF-OPS Coordinator, Nextel
  • “The instructor knows a lot about the technology, platform, and messages. The course is very interactive. Very easy to understand.” – Carlos Alberto Guadarrama Molina, NOC PS Core Back Office, Nextel