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LTE RF Planning and Design Certification Workshop *NEW*

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The LTE system supports broadband wireless access in a mobile cellular environment, and is
considered the next generation (beyond 3G) wireless system, offering data rates in the
range of 100 Mbps. The LTE system is based on the OFDM-based radio air interface. The LTE
system also deploys advanced antenna techniques to increase the throughput, coverage and
capacity of the network. Thus deploying the LTE system is going to provide a unique and
challenging opportunity. This workshop covers the radio network planning and design
aspects of an LTE network and describes the process of mapping the service and market
requirements to RF system parameters. This certification workshop utilizes several hands-on
examples and exercises using coverage prediction tool and concludes with a certification
assessment.
This certification workshop utilizes several hands-on examples and exercises using coverage
prediction tool and concludes with a certification assessment.

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Learning Objectives
After completing this course, the student will be able to:
Explain the process of radio network planning and design
Sketch LTE network architecture and describe the frame structure of LTE air interface in
FDD
Describe the link budget for the LTE system
Step through the process of mapping the network requirements to corresponding system
parameters
Explain multiple antenna techniques in LTE and their impacts
Design the radio network based on coverage and capacity requirements
Step through the data call setup procedure in LTE
Explore site selection and acceptance process
Calculate the cell site and distributed backhaul needs and plan for the future growth
Intended Audience
This workshop provides practical examples and intertwines the exercises at every stage of
the RF planning and design process and is intended for LTE system designers, RF systems
engineering, network engineering, deployment and operations personnel.
Suggested Prerequisites
Overview of OFDM (eLearning)
LTE Overview (eLearning)
Mastering LTE (Instructor Led)
Course Length
4 Days Instructor Led
Course Outlines / Knowledge Knuggets
1. Overview of Radio Network Design
1.1. Radio network design goals, inputs and outputs
1.2. Radio network planning process
2. LTE Air Interface
2.1. E-UTRAN architecture
2.2. OFDMA & SC-OFDMA
2.3. FDD frame structure
2.4. PHY channels & signals
2.5. Resource element and Resource block
2.6. UE measurement: RSRP & RSRQ
3. Antenna Considerations
3.1. Antenna selection criteria
3.2. Multiple antenna techniques in LTE
3.3. Deployment considerations
4. LTE Market and Engineering Requirements
4.1. Coverage /Capacity/QoS
4.2. System configuration
4.3. Engineering requirements
4.4. Financial & regulatory
5. Link Budget for LTE
5.1. System parameter considerations
5.2. Gains and losses
5.3. Pathloss for UL and DL
6. LTE capacity Planning
6.1. Data traffic modeling
6.2. Air interface capacity planning
6.3. Backhaul capacity planning
7. RF Design

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7.1. RF design process and options

7.2. Morphology definition
7.3. Propagation models
7.4. Model tuning process
7.5. Site placement
7.6. Coverage prediction
7.7. Issuing search rings
8. Site Selection
8.1. Site selection criteria
8.2. Site candidate selection process
9. Data Call Setup in LTE
9.1. System acquisition
9.2. Data call setup
9.3. Traffic channel operations
10. LTE Configuration Parameters
10.1. Frequency planning
10.2. Sync signal/PHY cell ID planning
10.3. Reference signal planning
10.4. RA Preamble planning
11. LTE Operational Parameters
11.1. Cell selection/reselection parameters
11.2. Handover parameters
11.3. Power control parameters
12. Site Shakedown and Acceptance
12.1. Key performance indicators
12.2. eNB and EPC integration test
12.3. Standalone eNB test
12.4. Site cluster test
12.5. System acceptance test
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