CATEGORY: LTE

LTE-M and NB-IoT

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Course Overview

This course cover LTE-M and NB-IoT concept, architecture, protocols, deployment, optimization and planning.

This course is designed to provide a detailed knowledge of LTE-M and NB-IoT 3GPP standards, protocols, procedures, cases and features.

This course is addressed to technical staff who is responsible of LTE-M and NB-IoT deployment and optimization.

Course Objectives:

By Completing this course, you will be able to:

– Describe 3GPP IoT Network Characteristics

– Discuss difference between 3GPP and non-3GPP IoT Standards

– Describe LTE IoT physical channel, procedure and protocols .

-Distinguish among MTC, eMTC, LTE-M and NB-IoT

-Differentiate between LTE-M and NB-IOT Standards

– Describe LTE-M and NB-IoT features.

– Plan and dimension the NB-IoT networks.

Course Content:

  1. Introduction
    1. Introduction to NB-IoT
    2. Introduction to LTE-M
    3. IoT device requirements and mobile network communication issues
    4. Overview of air interface modifications for LTE-M and NB-IoT
    5. 3GPP vision for NB-IoT and LTE-M in 5G System
    1. 3GPP Standardized IoT Features
  2. 3GPP Release Features
    1. 3GPP Release 11 Features
    2. 3GPP Release 12 Features
    3. 3GPP Release 13 Features
    4. 3GPP Release 14 Features
    5. 3GPP Release 15 Features
    6. Beyond 3GPP Release 15 Features
  3. Air interface
    1. Overview of LTE physical layer
    2. UE categories for LTE-M and NB-IoT
    3. Frequency bands for LTE-M and NB-IoT
    4. NB-IoT operation modes
    5. Cell references signals for LTE and NB-IoT
    6. System information for LTE, LTE-M and NB-IoT
    7. Physical channels for NB-IoT
    8. MPDCCH for LTE-M
    9. NB-IoT Protocol: RRC, PDCP, RLC and MAC
  4. Features
    1. Control Plane EPS CIoT optimisations overview
    2. User Plane EPS CIoT optimisations and signalling
    3. Energy efficiency
    4. eDRX (Extended Discontinuous Reception)
    5. PSM (Power Saving Mode)
    6. Compatibility with existing LTE cellular networks
    7. LTE-M supporting voice functionality (VoLTE)
    8. Extended timers for periodic update procedures
  5. 5G Systems and IoT
    1. 5G System Overview
    2. New frequency spectrum
    3. Cloud architecture
    4. Need for evolved mobile broadband (eMBB)
    5. Ultrareliable low latency services (URLLC)
    6. massive machine type communication (mMTC)
  6. IoT Planning and Dimensioning
    1. IoT dimensioning overview
    2. Coverage planning and dimensioning
    3. Use cases studies

Prerequisites:

no prerequisites for this course.