Why Take This Course?
- Enhance your industry knowledge and skills by gaining a greater understanding of LTE Advanced Release 12.
- Train with engineers at Qualcomm Technologies – a world leader in 5G technology and wireless engineering.
- Participate in a professional development opportunity you can display on your resume/CV and LinkedIn profile.
Course Outline:
- Review of LTE Advanced Releases 10 and 11
- High-level introduction of Release 12 features
- Discussion of the following enhancements:
- D2D (Device to Device)
- CA (Carrier Aggregation) for FDD and TDD
- Dual connectivity, physical layer, system, small cell, and smartphone enhancements
- WLAN/3GPP interworking
- CoMP (Coordinated Multi-Point)
- Miscellaneous and voice
- Discussion of Release 13 and beyond
Prerequisites:
- LTE Advanced Release 11 knowledge recommended
Objectives:
- Recall the air interface and system enhancements in Release 10.
- Recall the major features introduced in Release 11.
- List and describe the key features and services introduced in Release 12.
- Summarize the D2D discovery, communication and synchronization procedures.
- Explain the four mixed FDD/TDD carrier aggregation scenarios.
- Recognize the radio protocol and network architecture for dual connectivity (DC) and list the changes and functions of the physical, MAC, PDCP and RRC layers for DC.
- Explain the functions and benefits of eIMTA, 256-QAM, TTI bundling and MIMO enhancements in the physical layer.
- Explain Group Call eMBMS congestion management and describe NAICS (Network Assisted Interference Cancellation and Suppression.
- List the types of hetnet mobility enhancements, explain the procedures for DRS or discovery signals, and describe X2-GW, inbound mobility to CSG with different PLMNs and SIPTO in local networks with co-located and stand-alone L-GW.
- Summarize the function of increased UE carrier monitoring (IncMon), explain the power saving mode (PSM), and list the UE capabilities for smartphones.
- List and explain the methods for 3GPP-WLAN interworking for traffic offloading.
- Summarize the CoMP enhancements, explain CoMP hypothesis sets and their benefit metrics, and describe the RSRP measurement report and X2 procedures.
- List the advantages of EVS, describe channel-aware mode of operation, identify EVC codec modes, bit rates and formats, and compare audio quality with AMR-WB.
- List and describe the key Release 13 RAN features.
***NOTE: This course is taught through our eLearning platform, so you may learn online and at your own pace. You will have access to all course material for one year from your date of purchase. If you are interested in live training for a group of at least 15 people, please contact us via the “Request Training” form at the top of the page.