INTRODUCING LTE RADIO PLANNING

Target Audience

This course is designed for participants who want to have a basic understanding of Radio Planning. Basic knowledge of mobile communication networks is necessary. Participants that would benefit by attending this course are Technicians, Sales/Marketing people and Project/Programme managers who are new in their role.

Training Objective           
•    By the end of the course, the participants will understand the basics of LTE Radio Planning from coverage and capacity point of view.

Duration of Training: 2 Days

Prerequisite: General knowledge of mobile communication networks.

Module List Detailed

Module 1: LTE Overview

Topics discussed in this module are listed below:
•    LTE MOTIVATION
•    LTE REQUIREMENTS
•    LTE KEY FEATURES
•    LTE ADVANCED

Module 2: LTE Air Interface Radio Aspects

Topics discussed in this module are listed below:

•    INTRODUCTION
•    OFDM BASICS
•    OFDM MULTIPLE ACCESS
•    RADIO ACCESS PRINCIPLES

Module 3: LTE Air Interface Protocols and Radio Channels

Topics discussed in this module are listed below:

•    INTRODUCTION TO AIR INTERFACE PROTOCOLS
•    PHYSICAL LAYER ASPECTS
•    LTE LAYER 2
•    RADIO RESOURCE CONTROL (RRC)
•    LTE RADIO CHANNELS
•    PHYSICAL CHANNELS RESOURCE ALLOCATION


Module 4: Introduction to MIMO

Topics discussed in this module are listed below:

•    INTRODUCTION TO MULTI-ANTENNA SYSTEMS
•    MIMO PHYSICAL CHANNEL PROCESSING
•    LTE TRANSMISSION MODES

Module 5: LTE Radio Planning Process

Topics discussed in this module are listed below:

•    GENERIC RADIO PLANNING PROCESS
•    INPUTS FOR LTE RADIO PLANNING
•    OUTPUTS FOR LTE RADIO PLANNING

Module 6: LTE Radio Planning Specific Concepts

Topics discussed in this module are listed below:

•    INTRODUCTION TO LTE RADIO PLANNING
•    FREQUENCY BAND AND BANDWIDTH
•    TRANSMISSION POWER
•    SYSTEM OVERHEAD
•    MODULATION AND CODING SCHEME (MCS)
•    REQUIRED DATA RATE
•    REQUIRED SINR
•    INTERFERENCE MARGIN
•    CLUTTER RELATED PARAMETERS
•    OTHER RADIO PLANNING PARAMETERS
•    LINK BUDGET EXAMPLE
•    CELL RANGE

Module 7: LTE Capacity Planning Concepts

Topics discussed in this module are listed below:

•    INTRODUCTION TO CAPACITY PLANNING
•    TRAFFIC MODEL
•    CELL THROUGHPUT