3GPP Release 9 expands the functionality of Release 8 as well as laying solid foundations for LTE-Advanced. 3GPP  proposed LTE Release 10 & beyond (LTE-Advanced) as a candidate for IMT-Advanced which has been accepted by ITU. The new capabilities of LTE-Advanced is envisaged to handle a wide range of supported data rates with target peak data rates of up to approximately 100 Mbit/s for high mobility and up to approximately 1 Gbit/s for low mobility. In comparison to LTE, LTE-Advanced is wider than approximately 70 MHz in DL and 40 MHz in UL.

This course provides a high level overview of LTE-Advanced technology including its features and requirement details. A good knowledge of 3GPP technologies like LTE & UMTS would be beneficial for anyone attending this course.

Course Objectives
After completing this course, the audience will be able to:

• Understand history & overview of LTE-Advanced
• Define LTE-Advanced Requirements
• Explain LTE-Advanced Features
• Describe LTE-Advanced Air Interface Enhancements
• Explain LTE-Advanced Procedures

Who should attend?
This is advanced level course and suitable for telecom professionals & students who have good understanding of LTE.

 Prerequisite
LTE Primer

 Course Contents
LTE-Advanced Overview

• History & Evolution
• Need of LTE-Advanced
• High Level Requirements
• LTE-Advanced Spectrum Allocation
• Overview of LTE-Advanced Features

Network Architecture Enhancements

• LTE R8/R9 Architecture
• HeNB Evolutions – LIPA/SIPTO
• Extended H(e)NB Features
• Relays for LTE
• Self-Organizing Networks (SON) Evolutions
• Network-Based Positioning

E-UTRA Evolutions

• Carrier Aggregation
• Enhanced Downlink Multiple Antenna Transmission
• Uplink Multiple Antenna Transmission
• LTE Spectrum Enhancements
• Latency Reductions

Operations & Deployments

• HeNB Mobility Enhancements
• Attach & Bearer Setup in LTE-Advanced
• Mobility in LTE-Advanced
• LTE-Advanced Interworking