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 TONEX LTE Training Crash Course - Boot Camp Style

TONEX LTE Training Crash Course Boot Camp is anintensive learning experiences that cover the essential elements of your chose subject. Boot camps are ideal for busy professionals who want to stay current in their fields but have limited time to be away from the office.

All boot camp includes:

• Experienced instructors including senior technology leaders, project managers, technical authors, engineers, educators, consultants, course developers, and CTOs.
• Real life examples and practices.
• Small class size.
• Personalized instructor mentoring.
• Pre-training discussions
• Ongoing post-training support via e-mail, phone and WebEx.

What will you learn at the TONEX LTE Training Boot Camp?

TONEX LTE (Long Term Evolution) Training Boot Camp ® is the answer to your LTE-EPC/EPS technology needs. This innovative and intensive learning experience covers the essential elements of LTE and SAE/EPC/EPS in a nutshell  by the industry experts.

LTE (Long Term Evolution) Training Bootcamp can combine the following training courses into a 4-days intense bootcamp based on the customer needs and requirements:

• OFDM and MIMO Training 
• LTE Air Interface and Core Network Training 
• LTE Core Network Planning and Design Training 
• LTE RF Planning and Design Training 
• LTE Protocols and Signaling Training 
• LTE RAN Signaling and Operations for 1x/1xEV-DO and UMTS Training 
• LTE RF Performance Training 
• LTE QoS Training 
• LTE Capacity Planning and Traffic Engineering Training 
• LTE Security Training
• LTE GSM/UMTS and 1x/1xEV-DO (eHRPD) Interworking Training 
• IPv6 and MPLS Training 
• LTE-Advanced (R10)  Training 
• IMS and Voice over IMS for LTE-EPC Training  

Upon completion of this training, the attendees will be able to :

• Understand HSPA/HSPA+ and Migration to LTE/EPC/EPS
• Understand how Different End User Services are Performed in LTE/EPC/EPS
• Understand and Comprehend the basics of LTE/EPC/EPS
• Understand LTE Architecture, Protocols and Signaling
• Understand LTE Network Architecture and Protocols (Radio and Core)
• Understand the Main Functionality in the Evolved UMTS Radio Access Network, E-UTRA/E-UTRAN or LTE
• Understand LTE Multiple Access Methods: OFDMA and SC-FDMA and MIMO
• Describe Evolved Packet Core (EPC), SAE (System Architecture Evolution) and Evolved Packet System (EPS)
• Describe UTRAN, All IP Network (AIPN) and E-UTRA/E-UTRAN architecture
• Highlight E-UTRA Air Interface and physical layer (downlink and uplink) functionalities and procedures
• Highlight E-UTRA Layer 2 and 3 Signaling Functionalities and Procedures
• Highlight LTE Radio and Core Network Planning and Design Procedures
• Highlight LTE Backhaul Requirements
• Describe LTE Backhaul Aggregation Network Technology
• Understand LTE Traffic Engineering
• Identify LTE Interworking
• Identify the following aspects of LTE networks: Quality of Service (QoS), Call setup procedures, Mobility support, LTE and EPC Security Architecture
• Describe Call flows and operational scenarios in HSPA/HSPA+ and LTE

The bootcamp can be customized and tailored to meet our customers requirements and needs based on the following modules:

LTE Modules (Inclueds all optional modules; Course will be customized based on the audience and customer needs) 

Mobile Network Evolutions

• Evolution from GSM/GPRS and UMTS/HSPA to LTE and LTE Advanced
• GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications
• GPRS (General Packet Radio Service)
• EDGE and EDGE II
• UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunication System)
• HSPA/HSPA+
• LTE and LTE Advanced

Overview of IP Convergence in the mobile networks

• Wireless Internet Basics
• GSM/EGPRS/UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+
• Ethernet Backhaul for LTE     
• LTE Protocols and Signaling
• Overview of LTE SAE, Evolved Packet Core (EPC) and EPS
• Overview of LTE-EPC Networks and Signaling
• LTE and 1x/1xEV-DO (eHRPD) Interworking 
• LTE and GSM/UMTS Interworking 
• IMS Architecture and Protocols Applied to LTE
• LTE and EPC Security
• QoS Applied to LTE-EPC

 
Introduction to LTE (Long Term Evolution) and SAE/ePC/EPS

• Long Term Evolution (LTE) as a new radio platform technology
• Support to achieve higher peak throughputs than HSPA+ in higher spectrum bandwidth
• LTE for mobile, fixed and portable wireless broadband access
  • Optimized for IP-based traffic
  • Increasing capacity
  • Reducing network complexity
  • Lowering deployment and operational costs
• Enhanced UMTS Air Interface (E-UTRA)
• System Architecture Evolution (SAE) and Evolved Packet Core (EPC)
• EUTRAN/LTE and the SAE/EPC as the Evolved Packet System (EPS)

LTE Network Architecture

• LTE Interfaces and protocols
• Introduction to E-UTRAN
• E-UTRAN network architecture
• E-UTRAN protocols
• Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM)
• Multiple Input/Multiple Output (MIMO)
• Architecture and node functions
• The LTE Evolved Packet System (EPS)
• LTE SAE Evolved Packet Core (EPC)
• LTE-EPC Network Architecture
• Network nodes and roles of HSS, MME, S-GW, P-GW, and PCRF
• Key interfaces: S1, S5, S6, S10 and S11
• Key features and services

LTE Packet Core (SAE/EPC and EPS)

• Mobility Management Entity (MME)
• User Plane Entity (UPE)
• Serving Gateway (S-GW), PDN-GW and enhanced Packet Data Gateway (ePDG)
• DIAMETER, IPv6, SIP, SCTP and SIGTRAN
• Role of IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS)
• Co-existence and Inter-working with 3GPP Radio Access Technology (RAT)
• Architecture and migration

LTE/SAE/EPC Network Architecture

• New enhanced base station,“Evolved NodeB (eNodeB)
• LTE air interface and performs radio resource management for the evolved access system
• Access GateWay (AGW) and termination of the LTE bearer
• Key logical functions
• MME (Mobility Management Entity) for the Control
• SAE PDN GW (System Architecture Evolution Packet Data
• Network GateWay for the User Plane
• Comparing the functional breakdown with existing 3G architecture
• Radio Network elements functions,
• Radio Network Controller (RNC), the AGW and the enhanced BTS (eNodeB)
• Core Network elements functions
• SGSN and GGSN or PDSN (Packet Data Serving Node)
• Routers and the AGW
• Overview of E-UTRAN's Logical, Transport and Physical channels UE protocol stack
• Changes in MAC, RLC, RRC, NAS and PDCP 

Evolved UTRAN and Evolved Packet Core 

• Basic Concepts: bearers, Quality of Service etc
• NAS (Non Access Stratum) Protocols – EMM and ESM
• EPS Mobility Management (EMM) Procedures
• ESM Session Management (ESM) Procedures
• GTP – the GPRS Tunneling Protocol
• GTP-C  and GTP-u
• Main GTP Procedures for EPS
• Mobility in EPS
• Multimedia over IP and IMS Basics
• EPS Security Mechanisms

LTE/EPC Interworking  

• Interworking with 3GPP IP-access
• Interworking with Non-3GPP IP-access
• PCC (Policy and Charging Control)
• X2, S1 and S11-interface protocol stacks
• E-UTRA Layer 3 Protocols (NAS and RRC)
• Non Access Stratum protocols and procedures (EMM and ESM)
• Idle mode mobility mechanisms
• NAS security mechanisms
• The S1 and S11-Interface
• S1 Application Protocol (S1AP) procedures
• The GTP version 2 protocol (eGTP)
• X2 Application Protocol (X2AP) procedures
• Data forwarding and in-order delivery of data PDUs at handover
• Role of SCTP and IPv6 in LTE-EPC
• End-to-end signaling and traffic flow

 LTE Protocol Stacks 

• LTE-Uu Interface Protocols
• MAC, RLC, PDCP and RRC
• UE states and state transitions (NAS and RRC)
• Radio Resource Control (RRC) procedures
• Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP)
• Radio Link Control Protocol (RLC)
• Medium Access Control Protocol (MAC)
• E-UTRAN and NAS Protocols
• S1 and X2 interfaces and protocol stack
• NAS states and functions
• NAS messaging
• Network identities of UE and EPC
• Connected Mode and UE States
• Attach to the Network
• Selection of MME, S-GW, and P-GW
• Authentication and IP address allocation
• Default bearer setup and registration
• LTE-EPC Protocols
• NAS protocol states
• Role of EMM and ESM
• GTPv2-C, GTP-U, Proxy-MIP (PMIPv6)

LTE Interfaces covered in details

• S1: S1-MME/S1AP (eNB - MME)
• S1-U (eNB-SGW)
• S2A, S2B
• X2 (eNB - eNB)
• X2AP (X2 Application Protocol)
• S3 (S4 SGSN - MME)
• S4 (S4 SGSN - SGW)
• S5 (SGW-PGW)
• S6A (HSS - MME)
• S6B (PGW - 3GPP AAA)
• S6D (HSS - S4 SGSN)
• S8 (SGW - PGW)
• S9 (PCRF - PCRF)
• S10 (MME - MME)
• S11 (MME - SGW)
• S12 (UTRAN - SGW)
• GX (PCRF - PGW)
• GXC (PCRF-SGW)
• RX (PCRF - IP APPLICATION [P-CSCF FOR IMS])
• GR (SGSN - HSS)
• GN (SGSN - MME / SGSN - PGW)
• GP (SGSN - PGW)
• SGi
   

LTE-EPC Signaling

• Network identities and UE identities
• Signaling bearers
• Data bearers, EPS bearers
• PDN connections and APNs
• Intra-LTE Mobility
• X2-based handovers
• Intra and inter MME handovers
• Intra and inter S-GW handovers
• Tracking area updates
• IMS and Support for Voice
• IMS and seamless mobility
• Circuit-Switched Fallback (CSFB)
• Voice Call Continuity (VCC)
• Single Radio Voice Call Continuity (SRVCC) 

 IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem) in LTE

• IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) Architecture
• P-CSCF (Proxy Call Session Control Function)
• CSCF (Interrogating Call Session Control Function)
• S-CSCF (Serving Call Session Control Function)
• BGCF (Breakout Gateway Control Function)
• MGCF (Media Gateway Control Function) / MGW (IMS-MGW)
• IMS Signaling Protocols
• IMS Scenarios & Operations
• IMS Quality of Service

Overvie of Diameter Protocol

• Diameter and Related Interfaces
• Diameter Protocol
• Diameter Node
• Diameter Peer
• Client
• Server
• Agent
• Relay Agent
• Proxy Agent
• Redirect Agent
• Diameter Applications in EPS  
  • Diameter in EPS
  • S6a between MME and HSS
  • S6d between S4-SGSN and HSS
  • S13 between MME and EIR
  • S13 ’ between S4-SGSN and EIR
  • S9 between Visited PCRF and Home PCRF
  • Gx between PDN-GW and PCRF
  • Gxx (Gxa, Gxb, Gxc) for policy control
  • Gy between PDN-GW and OCS
  • Gz between PDN-GW and OFCS
  • Rx between P-CSCF and PCRF
  • Sp between PCRF and SPR

Diameter Applications in IMS

• LIA: Location-Info-Answer
• LIR:Location-Info-Request
• MAA: Multimedia-Authentication-Answer
• MAR: Multimedia-Authentication-Request
• PPA: Push-Profile-Answer
• PPR: Push-Profile-Request
• RTA: Registration-Termination-Request
• RTR: Registration-Termination-Request
• SAA: Server-Assignment-Answer
• SAR: Server-Assignment-Request
• UAA: User-Authorization-Answer
• UAR: User-Authorization-Request
  

LTE Operations and Procedures

• System acquisition
• Idle mode operations
• Synchronization
• Cell search and random access
• RRC connection establishment
• Traffic operations in DL & UL
• Bearer setup and handover
• Power control
• LTE/SAE signaling
• EPC (MME) registration
• Security procedures

LTE Planning and Optimization

• Traffic and QoS considerations
• Security considerations
• Capacity planning considerations
• Planning tools
• Antenna selections
• Site location and integration

Ethernet Backhaul for LTE 

• Wireless Networks Backhaul Overview
• GigE and Metro Ethernet
• IP and MPLS/GMPLS
• Ethernet Backhaul for LTE
• Carrier Ethernet in IP Backhaul
• Circuit Emulation (CESoE) and Circuit Bonding
• LTE Backhaul Evolution Scenario
• LTE Backhaul Capacity Planning 
   

QoS Applied to LTE-EPC

• General Requirements for LTE QoS
• End User Requirements for QoS
• LTE  End-to-End QoS Architecture
• LTE Service Establishment and QoS
• LTE  QoS Parameters
• The class of QoS
• Guaranteed Bit Rate (GBR)
• Level of latency (delays in packet transmission)
• Jitter (variation in latency)
• Dropped packets 
• EPS bearers, SDFs and TFTs
• PCC Architecture
• Service based Local Policy (SBLP)
• Policy Control Function (PCF)
• Technical Requirements for LTE QoS
• LTE Bearer Service Attributes
• Mapping QoS to LTE Services 
   

PCC (Policy and Charging Control

• PCC architecture
• Policy and Charging Control Architecture
• Policy and Charging Rules Function – PCRF
• Subscriber Profile Repository (SPR)
• Application Function (AF)
• Policy and Charging Enforcement Function (PCEF)
• Gx, Rx and Sp interfaces
• Policy Control
• QoS handling and authorization
• Charging Control
• Roaming Scenarios and the S9 interface

 LTE and EPC Security  

• LTE Security Architecture
• UMTS and HSPA/HSPA+ Security Features
• Security in E-UTRAN
• Security in EPC/EPS  
• Authentication and Key Management (AKA)
• AKA Algorithms
• LTE Security Procedures

Overview of LTE Air Interface; Overview of OFDM and MIMO    

• LTE Air Interface
• Basics of OFDM and OFDMA
• Basics of SC-OFDMA
• LTE DL OFDMA
• LTE UL SC-OFDMA
• LTE Antenna Considerations
• Principles of MIMO
• Radio Resource Management requirements
• The eNB host functions
• Radio Resource Management
• Radio Bearer Control
• Radio Admission Control
• Connection Mobility Control
• Dynamic Resource Allocation (scheduling)  
   

LTE RF Planning and Design

• Overview of LTE Radio Network Design and Engineering
• Link Budget for LTE
• LTE  Capacity Planning
• LTE Design and Site Selection
• LTE Configuration Parameters
• LTE Operational Parameters
• KPIs in LTE Radio Network
   

 
LTE Backhaul Requirements

• LTE Services
• LTE User Download Speeds
• Estimated Net LTE User Data Peak Rates
• LTE Cell Site Backhaul Requirements
• Topologies for LTE Backhaul
• Hub and Spoke
• Tree/Tiered Networks
• Mesh And Ring Networks
• Ring Network Topology
• LTE Capacity Planning Models
• Statistical Traffic Distribution
• Traffic Dimensioning
• Traffic Asymmetry

LTE Backhaul Aggregation Network Technology

• Technologies
• RPR
• IP/MPLS and TP-MPLS
• VPWS/VPLS/H-VPLS
• GMPLS
• PBB-TE
• EPON
• Microwave wireless
• QoS support
• Backhaul migration
• IP/Ethernet backhaul
• Phased migration options
• Backhaul Evolution Strategies for LTE Operators
• Intelligent mobile core platform
• Metro IP edge router platform and
• Intelligent network management system
• IP/MPLS-based backhaul platform
• IP/GMPLS-based backhaul platform

LTE-Advanced

• IMT-Advanced by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
• LTE-Advanced in 3GPP in Release 10
• LTE-Advanced to qualify as IMT-Advanced/4G
• LTE-Advanced as a further evolution of LTE, an OFDMA-based technology, specified in Release 8 and 9
• Evolution of current OFDMA approaches
• High-order MIMO (e.g., 4X4)
• Wider radio channels (e.g., 50 to 100 MHz)
• Optimization in narrower bands (e.g., less than 20 MHz) due to spectrum constraints in some deployments
• Multi-channel operation in either same or different frequency bands
• Ability to share bands with other services
• IMT-2000 and IMT-Advanced
• 450 MHz band
• UHF band (689-960 MHz)
• 2.3 GHz band
• C-band (3 400-4 200 MHz) 

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