Course Summary:

Preparing for 4G Wireless: Introduction to LTE

Course #L245
November 17-18, 2009
Madison Concourse Hotel*, One West Dayton Street, Madison, Wisconsin
Course Fee: $1695

Benefits

This course will prepare you to:

Identify the planning considerations for deploying an LTE network
Explain LTE interworking with GSM and 1X/EV-DO CDMA networks
Fundamentally describe the LTE architecture
Describe the use of OFDM and MIMO
Understand the basics of the LTE air interface
Sketch the physical and channel structures
Step through system acquisition, access, and data setup procedures
Recount downlink (DL) and uplink (UL) trafﬁc operations
Explain key concepts of LTE mobility and handovers

Topics

Prepare for the transition to the next generation of wireless by learning:

LTE-UTRAN network architecture
Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM)
MIMO (Multiple Input Multiple Output) antenna systems
LTE air interface
System access, acquisition, and call setup
Downlink/uplink trafﬁc operations
Planning considerations for LTE network deployment
Interworking with existing GSM and 1X/EV-DO CDMA technologies

Audience

Take home valuable information and insights to help you examine, evaluate and prepare for new technologies and the migration from current technologies.
Plan to attend with others whose roles include engineering, planning, operations, evaluation, implementation, product design or testing. Service providers, manufacturers and consultants are among those who will benefit most from this course.
Previous LTE knowledge or experience is not required to benefit, but we recommend some previous wireless mobile or fixed technology experience or education.

Earn PDH, LU, CEU

By participating in this course, you will earn 14 Professional Development Hours (PDH) and 1.4 Continuing Education Units (CEU). Learn more about PDH, LU, CEU and state licensing boards.

General Information

Fee Covers Notebook and other course materials, break refreshments, lunches and certificate.

Cancellation Policy No-Penalty Cancellation To cancel your enrollment, you must notify us promptly. Please consider re-enrolling in a future course. You may enroll a substitute at any time before the course starts.

Accommodations We have reserved a block of sleeping rooms ($106/single; $116/double, including airport shuttle, pool and exercise room) for course participants at the Madison Concourse Hotel and Governor's Club, One West Dayton Street, Madison, WI. To reserve a room, call 800-356-8293 or 608-257-6000 and indicate that you will be attending this course under group code 7131. Room requests made later than October 25 will be subject to availability.

Course Location This course will be held at Madison Concourse Hotel, One West Dayton Street, Madison, WI. 608-257-6000

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