From LTE to LTE Advanced - 4G Wireless Networks

We recommend you to submit your preliminary or firm registration at least 4 weeks before course start to ensure a seat on the course.

TECHNOLOGY FOCUS
3GPP Long-Term Evolution networks are being rolled out commercially as the new global standard for mobile broadband. LTE as standardized in Release 8/9, although making use of the latest technologies, cannot fulfill the 4G requirements as defined by the ITU-R. Therefore, 3GPP already standardized further enhancements of the LTE air interface. LTE-Advanced promises to deliver peak data rates of up to 1 Gbps in stationary downlink and up to 500 Mbps in the uplink, as well as improvements in spectral efficiency and fairness, and increased flexibility in actual spectrum and network deployment whilst at the same time ensuring backward compatibility with LTE networks and terminals. LTE-Advanced defined as a technology toolbox will ensure the success of LTE as the dominating global 4G standard.

COURSE CONTENTS
This course will give participants an overview of the LTE Advanced standard as defined in the 36 series of 3GPP specification Release 10 and 11. Based on a Release 8/9 review, the course will introduce standardized LTE Advanced technologies like Carrier Aggregation and enhanced MIMO technologies. Key driver to increase system performance is the reduction of inter-cell interference. Once again, based on ICIC mechanisms of Release 8/9, the course introduces new LTE-A techniques like Coordinated Multipoint transmission (CoMP) and Enhanced Inter-cell Interference Coordination (eICIC). The course will also discuss how to manage future LTE networks more efficiently by using enhanced functionality of LTE Home Base Stations (HeNB), Heterogeneous Networks, Self-Organizing Networks (SON) and LTE relays as well as using UE measurements to minimize drive tests.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This is an expert training course. Experience with LTE technology and Release 8 specification is essential before attending this course. One suggestion, to benefit the most from course #48, could be to first attend courses #41 3GPP Long Term Evolution - Radio Technology and #42 3GPP Long Term Evolution - Radio Protocol and Architecture .

Monday - LTE-Advanced Overview and Carrier Aggregation

• LTE introduction, History and Evolution
• Introduction of LTE Home Base Station in LTE Rel. 8/9
• Enhanced Multi-media Broadcast Multicast Service in LTE Rel.9
• 4G Background and Spectrum Allocations
• 4G Requirements and Deployment Scenarios
• Overview of LTE-Advanced Features and Technologies
  (Carrier Aggregation, Enhanced MIMO, CoMP, SON, HeNBs, relays etc.)
• Bandwidth Extension by Carrier Aggregation
• CA Principles (PCC, SCC, Linking, Activation/Deactivation)
• CA Control Channel Enhancements (PDCCH, CIF etc.)
• Control and User Plane Enhancements

Tuesday - LTE Technology Evolution / LTE-Advanced Toolbox

• Recap of LTE Multi Antenna Transmission Schemes
• Enhanced Downlink Multi Antenna Transmission in LTE-A
• Uplink Multi Antenna Transmission in LTE-A
• MIMO Reference Symbol Design for Enhanced MIMO
• Inter-cell Interference Issues in LTE Networks
• Inter-cell Interference Coordination (ICIC) in LTE Rel. 8/9
• Heterogeneous Networks with Macro-, Pico-, Metro- and Femto-cells
• Enhanced Inter-cell Interference Coordination (eICIC) in LTE-A Rel. 10
• Coordinated Multipoint Transmission and Reception (CoMP) in Rel. 11
• CoMP Modes: joint processing, coordinates beamforming & scheduling

Wednesday - Network Architecture Enhancements

• Self-Organizing and Self-Optimizing Networks (SON)
• SON Architectures (Distributed, Centralize, Hybrid) and Use Cases
• SON Framework and Management Model and Interfaces
• Self-configuration: S1 and X2 setup, automatic PCI selection etc.
• Self-optimization: ANR, mobility load balancing and robustness optimization etc.
• HeNB Architecture Options and HeNB Gateway Functionality
• HeNB Access Control and Closed Subscriber Group Management
• HeNB Identification and Mobility Procedures in Rel. 8/9/10
• Local IP Access and Selective IP Traffic Offload in Rel.10
• LTE-Advanced Coverage Enhancement by Relay Nodes
• In-band Relays Using Un Interface (MBSFN sub-frames, R-PDCCH)
• S1 and X2 Interface Proxy via Donor eNB
• UE Measurements to Minimize Drive Tests

Assortment of interesting white papers authored or co-authored by Mr. Eiko Seidel:

http://www.nomor-research.com/uploads/af/5f/af5fe591467787c497aa37d3d5621fbf/2011-11_NR_Newsletter_LTE_Rel11_WI-SI.pdf

http://www.nomor.de/home/technology/white-papers/icic-for-lte-a-hetnets

http://www.nomor.de/home/technology/white-papers/lte-hetnet-and-icic

http://www.nomor.de/home/technology/white-papers/lte-home-node-bs-and-its-enhancements-in-release-9

http://www.nomor.de/home/technology/white-papers/progress-on-lte-advanced---the-future-4g-standard

http://www.nomor.de/home/technology/white-papers/self-organizing-networks-in-long-term-evolution

http://www.nomor.de/home/technology/3gpp-newsletter/2009-05-lte-advanced-for-3gpp-release-10

http://www.nomor.de/home/technology/3gpp-newsletter/2009-12-the-way-of-lte-towards-4g