Courses

LTE Air Interface

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Course Objectives

By the end of this course participants will acquire knowledge on LTE Air Interface protocols used, the available transmission modes, available LTE Bands, the signal generation process, channel mapping, uplink and downlink physical channels and several processes used in UL and DL. 

Contents

  • Evolution of Cellular networks
  • FDD and TDD transmission modes
  • LTE spectrum Usage

Signal Generation:

  • Cyclic Redundancy Check, Coding, Interleaving, Rate Matching
  • Scrambling
  • Modulation
  • OFDM Signal Generation
  • Layers and Protocols in the Air Interface

Downlink Physical Layer

  • Mapping of Logical Channels to Transport channels to physical channels
  • Frame structure in the time domain
  • DL physical channels and signals
  • Cell Search and Synchronization

Uplink Physical Layer

  • Uplink physical channels and signals
  • RACH Procedure
  • Uplink Power Control
  • Paging Procedure
  • HARQ Operation
  • Introduction to MIMO
  • Introduction to Mobility in Idle and connected Mode 

Entry Requirements

Knowledge of basic telecommunication concepts and completion of the Long Term Evolution Overview course. 

Target Group

Personnel involved in radio network planning and optimization, service engineers, network design engineers. 

Mode of Delivery

Instructor-led training, theory and case studies. 

Duration

The duration can be adjusted in order to cover the individual target groups’ needs and perspectives and can range from 2-3 days.

Participants

The maximum number of participants is 16. 

Language

English