LTE Overview

• Introduction

• Evolution to 4G LTE

• LTE Key differences compared to other technologies

• Evolution in LTE, LTE Advanced, Pro

• Standardization of 4G LTE / LTE Advanced

• Three Major Parts of 4G LTE Network

• Evolution to an all IP system in 4G

• 4G LTE Design Targets

LTE Network Architecture

• Network Architecture and Evolution from 3G

• EUTRAN Network Architecture eNodeB and UE 

• UE Categories

• EPC Architecture - MME, HSS, SGW, PGW

• LTE Architecture Summary

LTE Air Interface 

• LTE FDD-TDD Modes

• Basics of Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM)

• Multipath Environment and Cyclic Prefix

• Scalable Channel Bandwidth in LTE

• LTE Frame Structure

• Resource Block & Resource Element & Resource Grid in LTE 

• Adaptive Modulation and Coding in LTE

• SU-MIMO vs MU-MIMO

• Channel & Transmission bandwidth Configuration

• Channel Bandwidth vs Resource Blocks

• E-UTRA Absolute Radio Frequency Channel Number EARFCN 

• 100 KHz Frequency Raster

• Logical Channels in 4G LTE

• 4G LTE Control Channels

• 4G LTE Physical Channels

• Procedures To Understand 4G LTE Channels

•  LTE Cell Acquisition Procedure

• Downlink Control Channels for

• PDSCH Resource Allocation Overview

• Physical Hybrid ARQ Indicator Channel (PHICH)

• Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) in LTE

• Initial Access (RACH Procedure) in LTE

• Downlink and Uplink Data Scheduling

• PUCCH and PUSCH Resource Allocation

• Paging control channel

Identifiers in LTE

• UE Identifiers IMEI, IMSI, MSISDN

• UE Identifiers GUTI, M-TMSI, S-TMSI, MMEC

• Network Identifiers MMEGI, MMEI, GUMMEI, TAI, ECGI

Interfaces in LTE EPC

• S1 Application Protocol 

• X2 Interface Protocols

• GTP-U Traffic Interfaces

• GTP-C Interfaces