Course Objective: to provide participants with a thorough explanation of the key enhancements on the radio and core networks in LTE and SAE/ EPC. Target Group: this course is suitable for managers, engineers and technicians working in the field of mobile communication. Prerequisite: 'participants should have attended 'Understanding UMTS' course or have equivalent experience working with UMTS systems. Expected Accomplishments: upon completion of the course, participants are expected to:1. Discuss the motivation for 4G, 2. Outline the architecture and protocol stacks of LTE and SAE, 3. List the LTE performance metrics over the radio interface, 4. Explain how OFDMA and SC-FDMA techniques are applied in LTE, 5. Describe the frame formats for LTE FDD mode, 6. Trace the mapping of logical, transport and physical channels, 7. Examine how MIMO improves system capacity, 8. List the EPS mobility states, 9. Describe the QoS mechanisms for an EPS bearer, 10. Describe the signaling procedures for cell acquisition, registration, tracking, area update, packet scheduling and handover.
