Nex-G Innovations

MOBILE BROADBAND NETWORKS - INTRODUCTION

• Consumer and Business customer trends and expectations
• Public operator service portfolio positioning
• App stores, Software development and the Web 2.0.
• Abandoning Telephony for the Internet

LTE SPECTRUM MANAGMENT

• Spectrum allocations and 4G licenses
• Spectrum flexibility and Spectral efficiency
• Spectrum migration and re-farming
• Capacity and coverage planning aspects

LTE -EVOLVED PACKET SYSTEM (EPS)

• EPS overall architecture and the major differences compared to UMTS
• LTE Radio and Core nodes and their relation to 3G systems
• LTE Service portfolio and compatibility to existing services
• IMS core functionality for operator centric end user services
• The fundamental TCP/IP functions in LTE
• Mobility and compatibility between 2G/3G and EPS networks
• Migration vs. replacement of 3G systems
• SON, Self Optimized/Organizing Networks
• LTE-Advanced: 3GPP R9 and 10 highlights

LTE RADIO NETWORK E-UTRAN

• The all IP based protocol architecture
• The new LTE radio standard OFDMA and what it promises
• The concept of radio bearers and QoS in LTE
• Reusability of existing 2G/3G investments for LTE
• Benefits of multi-antenna techniques
• Principles of MIMO in LTE and HSPA+

EPC, EVOLVED PACKET CORE FEATURES AND PROTOCOLS

• MME, S/P-GW, HSS and PCRF system functions
• S1-AP and GTP-C context and procedures in LTE
• Policy, charging and control procedures in LTE
• Default bearer vs. dedicated bearer setup in LTE
• UE vs. Network initiated bearer setup
• LTE QoS class indicators QCI
• VCC, Voice Call Continuity and CS fallback/interworking
• QCI mapping into 3G QoS classes and IP DSCP values
• Authentication and security in EPC
• Instant messaging vs. SMS services in LTE
• USIM/ISIM and service provisioning issues

TRAFFIC CASES IN LTE/EPS)

• Combined 3G/LTE registration and mobility
• LTE Data Session setup procedures
• Mobile phone call set up (VoIP call session initiation)
• MT-SMS delivery to LTE end users
• Mobility in LTE: Paging and location update procedures
• Handover within E-UTRAN and Inter-RAT mobility

MOBILITY MANAGEMENT OVERVIEW

• Tracking Area based mobility
• Mobility in IDLE mode
• Cell reselection principles
• Mobility in ACTIVE Mode
• Intra E-UTRAN mobility with X2 support
• Mobility with other non-3GPP access systems
• Inter (3GPP) system mobility

HIGH LEVEL BANDWIDTH AND THROUGHPUT CALCULATIONS

• Transmission bandwidths vs throughput in LTE
• Throughput calculations with MIMO and 5-10-20 MHz radio channels
• Throughput calculations for mobile internet applications
• Transport network bandwidth requirements in LTE