Understanding LTE and LTE-Advanced

TIA in partnership with RF Academics is resuming their “Wireless and Cellular Network Workshop Series” with the cutting-edge topics. This is the third in the series  – Small Cell & DAS, Microwave Backhaul & Design, and LTE & LTE-Advanced.

Date: December 2, 9:00am - 5:00pm
Location: TIA Headquarters - 1320 N. Courthouse Rd, Suite 200, Arlington, VA22201 with the option of participating live online
Registration Fee: TIA Member ($639); Non-Member ($799); Government Employee ($400)

Description: Understand what LTE does and how it works. The intention of this workshop is to demystify key technical concepts of LTE and LTE-Advanced at a systems level. We will review air interface, channelization, protocol layers and signaling as well as network architecture. There are no prerequisites for this workshop and we assume no more than a basic knowledge of cellular communication.

Prerequisites:   None

Course Content:

• Overview of 2G and 3G standards to set the stage
• Overview 3GPP releases
• Review HSPA Developments
• The ITU Requirements for 4G
• LTE Developments
  a. LTE Technology Basics
  b. Performance Goals and Radio Interfaces
  c. Detailed understanding of LTE Architecture
  d. Understand the principle of SON (Self Organizing Networks)
  e. “Call flow” in LTE
  f. TD-LTE Vs. FD-LTE
  g. Coverage and capacity estimation for LTE
  h. Modulation, Demodulation and OFDMA
• Inter-operation with other technologies (e.g. GSM, UMTS, cdma2000)
• Current Developments on VoLTE
• The Growth of LTE
  - MIMO, Spatial Multiplexing, Spectrum Flexibility
•  From LTE to LTE-Advanced
  - Requirements of LTE-Advanced
•  LTE-A - Carrier Aggregation, MIMO and Collaborative Multipoint.
•  Current Advancements
  a. LTE-U (LTE Unlicensed)
  b. LTE-A and 5G considerations
  c. Small Cells and LTE