LTE Carrier Aggregation and MIMO
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Topic areas covered include:
- LTE-Advanced.
- LTE-Advanced Release 10:
- Carrier Aggregation.
- MIMO Enhancements.
- Relay Nodes.
- MDT (Minimization of Drive Testing).
- Logged MDT.
- Immediate MDT.
- Enhanced Inter-Cell Interference Coordination.
- ICIC Options.
- eICIC - ABS Information.
- Machine Type Communications:
- MTC.
- Selected IP Traffic Offload:
- SIPTO.
- Local IP Access:
- LIPA.
- Release 11 LTE-Advanced:
- Carrier Aggregation in Release 11.
- MDT in Release 11.
- Coordinated Multi-Point.
- CoMP Scenarios.
- Release 12 LTE-Advanced:
- Dual Connectivity.
- Carrier Aggregation in Release 12.
- Small Cell Enhancements.
- Proximity Services.
Topic areas covered include:
- Introduction to Carrier Aggregation.
- Carrier Aggregation Terminology:
- Component Carriers:
- CC PCC and SCC.
- PCell and SCell.
- CA Band Allocation Terminology.
- Band Class.
- CA Evolution.
- UE CA Capabilities.
- CA Operation:
- CA Procedures.
- MAC CA Procedures.
- CA Scheduling.
- CA Mobility:
- PCC and SCC Handover.
Topic areas covered include:
- What is MIMO?
- Defining MIMO.
- MIMO Benefits:
- Single Stream vs Dual Stream.
- Spatial Multiplexing.
- Antenna Complexity.
- MIMO Transmission Modes:
- Downlink Transmission Modes.
- Uplink Transmission Modes.
- MIMO Operation:
- Reference Signals
- Two Antenna Port Configuration.
- MIMO Antenna.
- MIMO 8x8 Reference Signals.
- LTE Channel.
- Condition Number and Rank.
- Codewords, Rank, Layers and Antenna Ports.
- MIMO Precoding.
- Configuring MIMO:
- Antenna Information.
- UE Capabilities.
- Downlink Scheduling.
- Uplink Scheduling.
- MIMO Feedback.