Monday, June 11, 2012

LTE Signaling - Troubleshouting and Optimization


LTE (Long-Term Evolution) of UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications Service) is one of the latest steps in an advancing series of mobile telecommunication systems.



LTE was and is standardized in parallel to other radio access network technologies like EDGE (Enhanced Data Rates for GSM evolution) and HSPA (High-Speed Packet Access). This means that LTE is not a simple replacement of existing technologies. Rather it is expected that different kinds of radio access will coexist in operator networks.



Indeed, one of the major challenges of LTE signaling analysis will concern the analysis of handover procedures. Especially, the options for possible inter-RAT (Radio Access Technology) handovers have multiplied compared to what was possible in UMTS Release 99. However, also intra-system handover and dynamic allocation of radio resources to particular subscribers will play an important role.

Contents:-


1. LTE Standards, Protocols, and Functions


  • Network Elements and Functions
  • Area and Subscriber Identities
  • LTE Security
  • QoS Architecture
  • Radio Interface Basics
  • LTE Network Protocol Architecture
  • Protocol Functions, Encoding, Basic Messages, and Information Elements
2. E-UTRAN/EPC Signaling
  • S1 Setup
  • Initial Attach
  • UE Context Release Requested by eNodeB
  • UE Service Request
  • Dedicated Bearer Setup
  • Inter-eNodeB Handover over X2
  • S1 Handover
  • Failure Cases in E-UTRAN and EPC
3. Radio Interface Signaling Procedures

4. Key Performance Indicators and Measurements for LTE Radio Network Optimization
  • Monitoring Solutions for LTE Interfaces
  • Monitoring the Scheduler Efficiency
  • Radio Quality Measurements
  • Control Plane Performance Counters and Delay Measurements
  • User Plane KPIs





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