LTE Cell Planning and Optimization
Course Overview
This course introduces participants to the Long Term Evolution (LTE) or 4G cellular network. The radio channel conditions, RF propagation and frequency planning will be presented at the start of the course. Subsequently, participants will be introduced to the practical issues of air interface that can be resolved by OFDM/MIMO.
Link budgets, cell edge and capacity coverage principles will also be explained and described in detail. Attention will be given to post processing techniques like KPI analysis and troubleshooting.
These various techniques covered in this class will equip participants with the necessary knowledge in handling post processing tools and developing ideas which are useful to optimizing radio access network with real network traffic.
Target Audience
- Mobile Networks Engineer who wish to learn about LTE planning and optimizing principles
- Radio network planners who wish to learn more about the e-UTRAN
- Multimedia Engineer who wish to learn the concepts and theory of LTE-SAE that transports your services to the users
Duration & Training Format
- Classroom: 5 days
- LIVE Virtual*: 35 hours
- A minimum of 6 or more participants are required for a company-based LIVE Virtual course to commence
- LIVE Virtual courses can be conducted for 5 hours or 7 hours daily. Please note that the number of training days will be extended if you opt for 5 hours daily.
Upcoming Course Dates
11 – 15 Aug 2025 (Mon – Fri), GMT +08:00
If you are keen on attending the above scheduled course, please register your interest via our course enquiry form.
Course Objectives
This course is designed to accommodate the earlier versions of mobile access technologies such as UMTS and GPRS. It will also prepare course participants for LTE and VoLTE implementation. Cell dimensioning in an LTE network is critical due to the different types of services that can be offered by LTE.
By attending this course, participants will learn how to calculate link budgets and undertake cell planning for
users in the cell edge (under worst case scenario). Network interference is a critical factor to be considered and therefore needs to be account for in the throughput calculation and frequency planning with the scheduler.
Through mastering such techniques, participants will learn how to improve throughput optimization and end-user experience.
Course Outline
- EPS Architecture
- EPC (MME, P-GW and S-GW)
- E-UTRAN (eNB)
- EPS Interfaces
- LTE Protocol Architecture
- Introduction (Protocols, SAPs, OSI Model)
- LTE Protocol Layer
- Strata (NAS, AS)
- User Plane
- Control Plane
- Radio Interface Structure and DL Data Flow
- 3GPP Technical Specifications for LTE
- EPS Bearer and QoS
- EPS Bearer
- Quality of Service (QoS Concept, QoS Classes, QCI, Mapping between QCI and QoS)
- Default and Dedicated EPS Bearer Setup
- LTE Radio Network Dimensioning Process
- Define the Design Requirements
- LTE DL Coverage and Capacity Dimensioning Process
- LTE UL Coverage and Capacity Dimensioning Process
- LTE Physical Channels and Design Parameters Dimensioning
- PCI Planning
- RACH Root Sequencing Planning
- Paging Capacity Planning
- TA Planning
- PDCCH Dimensioning
- PUCCH Dimensioning
- LTE Link Budget
- Channel Bandwidth
- Physical Layer Bit Rate
- Signaling Overhead
- Maximum User Throughput
- MIMO
- Link Adaptation
- Scheduling
- UE Categories
- LTE Link Budget Calculation
- LTE Traffic Analysis
- LTE Traffic Types
- Web Browsing Traffic
- Email Traffic
- Video Streaming Traffic
- File Download Traffic
- Voice Traffic
- Internet Protocols Used to LTE Traffic
- TCP
- UDP
- HTTP
- FTP
- VoLTE
- LTE DL Dimensioning (Coverage and Capacity)
- Pathloss
- RSRP
- N+l
- SINR
- UE Throughput
- Cell Capacity
- LTE UL Dimensioning (Coverage and Capacity)
- PSDUL
- N+l
- SINR
- UE Throughput
- Cell Capacity
- LTE Physical Channels and Design Parameters Planning
- PCI Planning
- RACH Root Sequence Planning
- Paging Capacity Dimensioning
- TA Dimensioning
- PDCCH Dimensioning
- PUCCH Dimensioning
- LTE eNB Hardware
- Output Power
- Baseband Capacity
- Drive Test Coverage Analysis
- RSPR (RSRP Definition, RSRP Plot)
- RSRQ (RSRQ Definition, RSRQ Plot)
- SINR (SINR Definition, SINR Plot)
- Coverage Analysis
- LTE KPIs and Analysis
- KPIs for Accessibility and Availability
- KPIs for Retainability
- KPIs for Intra- and Inter-Mobility Performance
- Voice Services in LTE Radio
- CS Fallback (CSFB) Parameters
- Single Radio Voice Call Continuity (SRVCC) to WCDMA and GSM
- LTE PS IRAT Handover Tuning
Pre-requisites
Knowledge of LTE principles and LTE air interface is recommended.
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