Coordinating unit: Teaching unit: Academic year: Degree: ECTS credits: 2015 230 - ETSETB - Barcelona School of Telecommunications Engineering 739 - TSC - Department of Signal Theory and Communications DEGREE IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING (Syllabus 1992). (Teaching unit Optional) MASTER'S DEGREE IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES (Syllabus 2009). (Teaching unit Optional) MASTER'S DEGREE IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING (Syllabus 2013). (Teaching unit Optional) 5 Teaching languages: English Teaching staff Coordinator: Others: FERRAN CASADEVALL RAMON FERRÚS, RAMÓN AGUSTÍ Degree competences to which the subject contributes Specific: 1. Ability to develop radio-communication systems: antennas design, equipment and subsystems, channel modeling, link dimensioning and planning. 2. Ability to implement wired/wireless systems, in both fix and mobile communication environments. Transversal: 3. EFFECTIVE USE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES: Managing the acquisition, structuring, analysis and display of data and information in the chosen area of specialisation and critically assessing the results obtained. 4. FOREIGN LANGUAGE: Achieving a level of spoken and written proficiency in a foreign language, preferably English, that meets the needs of the profession and the labour market. Teaching methodology - Lectures - Individual work (distance) - Oral presentations - Short answer test (Test) - Extended answer test (Final Exam) Learning objectives of the subject Learning objectives of the subject: The aim of this course is to train in the central aspects of current and next generation mobile broadband technologies and networks, focusing on the 3GPP Long Term Evolution (LTE) and Evolved Packet Core (EPC) technologies and their evolution. This training will help the student, when developing his/her profession, prepare, design, implement and operate multimedia mobile communication networks. Learning results of the subject: 1 / 5
- Ability to analyse, model, design and implement the newest architectures, protocols and communication interfaces in the field of multimedia mobile communication system. - Ability to analyse, model and apply advanced mobile communication techniques. Study load Total learning time: 125h Hours large group: 39h 31.20% Hours medium group: Hours small group: Guided activities: Self study: 86h 68.80% 2 / 5
Content 1. Introduction: Overview of the legacy 3GPP cellular systems Learning time: 24h Theory classes: 8h Self study : 16h - GSM/GPRS systems :Architecture and main functionalities - UMTS/HSPA system: Architecture and main functionalities 2. LTE SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE Learning time: 18h Theory classes: 6h Self study : 12h - LTE Architecture: Access Network ( E-UTRAN) and Core Network ( EPC) - LTE service modelling (bearer services) - E-UTRAN: Functional entities, interfaces and protocols - EPC: Functional entities, interfaces and protocols - Terminals 3. MOBILITY and SESSION MANAGEMENT and SECURITY FRAMEWORK in LTE Learning time: 13h Self study : 9h - Session Management: IP-based connectivity. PDN connections. EPS Bearer services. Session Management procedures. QoS Model. - Mobility Management: Location and Handover procedures. Mobility management procedures. - Security management. Access and Core Network security issues. Security management procedures 4. LTE RADIO INTERFACE Learning time: 3 Theory classes: 1 Self study : 2 - Functional description and protocol stack. - Physical layer: Physical Resource Block (PRB) concept and Frame structure - Logical, transport and physical channels - Physical layer basic procedures: Synchronization and initial acquisition. Random Access and Paging procedures. Radio Bearers Service set-up. 3 / 5
5. RADIO RESOURCES & SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT Learning time: 12h Self study : 8h - Admission Control and Packet Scheduling. - Load Balance and Power Control strategies. - Cell Interference Coordination - Mobility control: Handover and Cell reselection strategies. - Flexible Spectrum Management: Dynamic spectrum assignment 6. INTERWORKING Learning time: 16h Self study : 12h - Interworking Fundamentals: Reference scenario, Generic access network architecture, Interworking levels and mechanisms - Interworking between LTE and 3GPP networks. Mobility between 3GPPP access networks. - Interworking between LTE and Non-3GPP networks: Trusted and Non-trusted networks 7. LTE ADVANCED Learning time: 12h Theory classes: 3h Self study : 9h - Carrier Aggregation: architectures and new functionalities. - Coordinated Multipoint transmission and reception (CoMP): Strategies and performances - Relaying: Strategies and performances - Heterogeneous Networks - Local IP Access (LIPA) and Selected Internet IP Traffic Offload (SIPTO) - Machine Type Communications (MTC) 4 / 5
Planning of activities SHORT ANSWER TEST (TEST). Partial evaluation test with theoretical questions and short exercises. EXTENDED ANSWER TEST (FINAL EXAMINATION) Final examination. Qualification system Final examination: from 40 % to 60% Partial examinations and controls: from 40% to 50% Individual assessments: from 5% to 10% Bibliography Basic: Dahlman, E.; Parkvall, S.; Skold, J.; Beming, P. 3G Evolution: HSPA and LTE for mobile broadband. 2nd ed. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2008. ISBN 978-0-12-374538-5. Olsson, M. [et al.]. SAE and the evolved packet core: driving the mobile broadband revolution. Oxford: Academic Press, 2009. ISBN 978-0123748263. Agustí, R. [et al.]. LTE: nuevas tendencias en comunicaciones móviles. [S.l.]: Fundación Vodafone, 2010. ISBN 8493474045. Complementary: Olsson, M. [et al.]. HSDPA/HSUPA for UMTS: high speed radio access for mobile communications. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons, 2006. ISBN 0470018844. 5 / 5