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Advanced LTE, HSPAand EPC Cellular Systems Training

The UMTS Protocol Architecture course has been held at the University of Oxford since 2006. Feedback from those attending has always been exceptionally good and Neil’s professionalism, teaching style and ability to deliver technically demanding material to technical experts was impressive and widely praised by those attending the courses. Due to the success of the course above, we have worked with Neil to develop a new bespoke higher-level technology-oriented course for sales and market ing staff . This was successfully delivered to a major client in Munich, Germany and will now be held as the Win in Business with Mobile Technology course in July 2009 here at the University of Oxford.

Peter Holland, Portfolio Manager, Technology Programme, Continuing

Professional Development Centre, University of Oxford

I have participated in many technology training courses. Neil Wiffen is one of the best lecturers on technology training I have ever met (he gave us a training on UMTS/HSPA/LTE). Neil has an in-depth understanding of UMTS/HSPA/LTE system architecture, security, protocol stacks and the air interfaces. Neil takes great care of the audience and answers every question they may have.

Jie Zhang, Professor of Wireless Communications and Networks,

Centre for Wireless Network Design (CWiND), University of Bedfordshire

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3GPP RAN Evolution

Service Provision, Control and Charging in the Evolved Packet Core

VoLTE, RCS and Supplementary Service Deployment in LTE

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3GPP RAN Evolution

Successive 3GPP releases have substantially modified and enhanced the RAN architecture, protocols and

procedures, providing a variety of techniques that can be deployed to boost user throughput, increase cell

capacity, reduce signalling delays, optimise mobility and improve user experience. This presentation

focusses on these enhanced techniques and deployment options, including discussion on several key RAN

evolution features which are the subject of 3GPP study or work items and expected to be finalised in the

coming months.

Coordinated transmission from multiple sites can exploit the bandwidth availability which results from

dynamic changes in network load, offering higher overall capacity in addition to improving data rates for user

at the cell-edge. Multi-carrier techniques for both HSPA and LTE increase speed and capacity for all users,

however the increasing number of options for management of these resources means that careful

consideration should be given to the various deployment options available in order to achieve the desired

outcome.

Understanding range-expansion via remote radio-heads, relays and small cell deployment is crucial to RAN

capacity and coverage optimisation in evolving UMTS and LTE networks, and the key principles of these

technologies are presented.

Although provisioning of packetized voice is gathering pace in HSPA+ networks, CS voice will still be present

for many years to come, and several mechanisms are emerging that dramatically reduce the required

bandwidth for CS voice provision using WCDMA. These techniques which can release significant capacity

for re-use by HSPA+ users are presented and the key benefits discussed.

The presentation also details the intricacies of LTE Carrier Aggregation, including several deployment

options to improve cell capacity and HetNet techniques to provide better performance from small cells. In

addition higher order MIMO, beam-forming techniques and opportunistic small cell principles which include

dynamic activation and de-activation based on user proximity are all topics that are presented.

Mobile video content, both linear and interactive is seen as a key requirement for today’s multimedia savvy

users, and effective management of these services will be a major consideration when deploying future

networks. LTE eMBMS has several advantages in comparison to other video broadcast systems, including

the flexibility to dimension unicast and broadcast content with minimum infrastructure changes. The

architectures and procedures used to facilitate this are discussed in this presentation.

Intended Audience

As this presentation discusses a wide

variety of UTRAN and EUTRAN

architecture, protocol, and procedural

enhancements, including defined and

emerging techniques that can be

deployed to boost user throughput,

increase cell capacity, reduce signalling

delays and optimise mobility it will be of

benefit to individuals who are involved

in the following disciplines and roles:

źStrategic planning

źRAN Planning and dimensioning

źNetwork engineering and optimisation

źWireless technical team leaders

źApplication development

źTechnical support

źInteroperability testing

źSystem integration

źService provisioning and deployment

źWireless consultants

źRAN engineering

źCapacity dimensioning

źNetwork signalling

źDrive-testing

źNetwork and protocol trouble-shooting

Content Outline

Introduction

RAN evolution principles

IP optimisation

QoS support enhancements

Small-Cell / HetNet deployment

Load balancing

Automated RAN tuning

LTE for Backhaul

Scalable UMTS

HSPA+ Advanced

Multi-Carrier deployment

Further Enhanced FACH

Multi-Point HSPA

Dual Carrier Aggregation and Switching

Uplink MIMO

WCDMA+

CS Voice Optimisation

Overhead reduction

Enhanced Codec processing

LTE Advanced

Carrier Aggregation (CA)

CA Management

Mobility Robustness Optimisation

Enhanced Inter Cell Interference Coordination

Coordinated Multi-point / Multi-Flow

Relay Nodes

Opportunistic small cells

Proximity Services

eMBMS

Service Provision

Unicast / Broadcast / Multicast principles in LTE

Linear TV support

Architecture, Protocols and Procedures

Single Frequency Networking

LTE Performance

Advanced LTE, HSPA and EPC Cellular Systems Training

3GPP Service Provision, Control and Charging in the

Evolved Packet Core

This presentation provides a detailed description of the emerging techniques defined by 3GPP for the

provision, management and charging of services using a policy controlled Evolved Packet Core network.

Features have been introduced to more easily manage network capacity, differentiate subscribers and

dynamically manage services, all of which can assist in protecting and optimising valuable network

resources. New Policy Control and Charging mechanisms facilitate more centralised management of QoS

control, service definitions and subscriber access profiles, and a comprehensive understanding of these

mechanisms are essential to successfully deploy and manage profitable services in evolving wireless

networks.

Conversational and streaming audio / video session management over LTE, HSPA+ and WiFi access

networks has been enhanced via the optimised IMS architecture and procedures, and therefore the support

of these techniques to deploy services such as standard / high-definition voice, conferencing, and streaming

video will become crucial in many networks. Consequently the PCC / IMS architectures, protocols and

procedures are discussed in detail, including key interactions between these platforms, in order to provide an

understanding of the various deployment options.

The support of both Online and Offline Charging methods for increasingly diverse applications and services

in both home and roaming environments is clearly becoming a key requirement in emerging networks. The

use of Service Data Flow provisioning and management in order to dynamically authorise, control and

successfully charge for multi-bearer services is another key component in evolved service provision, and

these principles are also discussed in this presentation.

Intended Audience

As this presentation discusses various

service provision, policy control and

charging architectures and principles,

including the advantages and

disadvantages of different deployment

models, it will be of benefit to individuals

who are involved in the following

disciplines and roles:



źRoaming policy

źTechnical team leaders


źTechnical sales

źProduct marketing

źProduct and service development


źCharging and Billing


źThird-party service provision

źRAN engineering

źValue added service provision



źService management

źPrivate network deployment

Content Outline

Introduction

Evolved Packet System (EPS)

Principles of Operation

General architecture

IP Connectivity Access Networks

Bearers and QoS explained

The role of enhanced GTP

Policy and Charging Control (PCC)

Logical architecture

Service-provisioning protocols and procedures

Rule definitions

Policy provision and enforcement options

Application level interaction

IP Multimedia Core Network (IM CN)

IMS architecture and principles

Server roles and responsibilities

Deployment options

Session-management protocols and procedures

Charging in the EPC

Charging principles for advanced wireless

service provision

Online Charging System (OCS)

Architecture, protocols and procedures

Off-line Charging System (OFCS)

Architecture, protocols and procedures

Roaming and Interconnect principles

Example Procedures


VoLTE, RCS and Supplementary Service Deployment

in LTE

The deployment of LTE for mobile broadband services has created the potential for network operators to

deliver the lowest cost-per-transported bit to end users when compared to previous systems. Despite the fact

that in today’s mobile cellular systems the larger percentage of network traffic is ‘non-voice’ related, the

requirement to support high-quality conversational-class voice services still prevails, and will do for many

years to come. This presents a dilemma for modern service providers as the LTE system does not inherently

support voice as a service and has none of the circuit-switched mechanisms that legacy systems utilise to

ensure call quality.

However as the LTE and EPC systems can easily support the required QoS to deliver high quality voice, the

challenge facing today’s service providers is to manage voice service provision for many thousands of users

simultaneously, and deliver a user experience that is at least equal to the legacy systems with their inherent

voice services.

This presentation discusses the various provisioning options currently being standardised and deployed to

support voice, video, SMS and supplementary services over LTE and EPC networks. IMS server roles and

procedures are explained and PCC provisioning, QoS control and charging discussed, including key

requirements and considerations for VoLTE roaming and IPX interconnection.

Interworking and mobility are also presented, and the importance of CS-Fallback and SRVCC techniques to

provided consistent voice services across a variety of networking environments all feature in this seminar

Intended Audience

As this presentation discusses the

architectures, protocols, procedures and

deployment options to support voice

and other real-time services in LTE

networks, both in the RAN and EPC,

including roaming, mobility and

interworking techniques it will be of

benefit to individuals who are involved

in the following disciplines and roles:



źRoaming policy

źTechnical team leaders


źTechnical sales

źProduct marketing

źProduct and service development


źCharging and Billing


źThird-party service provision

źRAN engineering

źValue added service provision



źService management

źPrivate network deployment

Content Outline

Introduction

LTE principles

Architecture and protocols

Understanding bearers and QoS

EPC service provision

Subscriber and service control

Provisioning options

VoLTE principles

Codec, bandwidth and delay considerations

QoS provision

RAN/EPC optimisation for VoLTE

IMS for VoLTE

Architecture and protocols

Service registration

Voice service support

SS and MMTel

SRVCC

CS-Fallback

Policy and Charging Control

PCC architecture and principles

Protocols and procedures

Dynamic service management

Online / Offline charging

Rule provisioning and enforcement

Volte Roaming

Architecture options

Interconnect requirements

IPX service transit

IPX proxy / hubbing principles

Service cascading

H-PLMN / V-PLMN service control

Real-time service connectivity

RCS / OTT / WebRCT models

RCS Architecture and protocols

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Interoperability

Deployment and optimisation


Advanced LTE, HSPA and EPC Cellular Systems TrainingPublic Seminars by Red Banana Wireless

Neil WiffenNeil Wiffen is the Principal Technical Consultant for Red Banana Wireless Ltd, providing consulting services to a wide variety of clients in the mobile and wireless industries.

Neil also develops and delivers training to commercial and consulting include Service provision in multi-access

service providers, private security organisations, technology networks; Voice over LTE / HSPA+; Service

network operators, government departments, and differentiation via Policy Control and Charging and RAN

academic institutes. Experience and in these arenas evolution technologies.

gives Neil exposure to cutting-edge developments in Neil has delivered presentations at various industry wireless technologies and enables him to develop and organised events including: deliver relevant training packages at the appropriate - Security and Policing Conference, Farnborough, UK,

technical level to a wide variety of handset developers, 2013: Tactical surveillance techniques

chipset manufacturers, infrastructure vendors, - 4th International Femto-cell Workshop, London, 2012: applications developers, billing system providers, Femto-cell Protocol Integration. system integrators etc. - Mobile Broadband World, Berlin, 2011: Rapid and

temporary deployment of LTE Femto-cells. Red Banana Wireless Ltd. has continued to develop - 3rd International Femto-cell Workshop, Luton, 2010: close relationships with both the Electronics and Femto-cell Deployment and Integration.Telecommunications department of the Centre for

Continuing Professional Development (CPD) at the In addition, Neil was invited to sit on the Wireless Round

University of Oxford, and the Centre for Wireless Table at BAPCO (British Association of Public Safety

Network Design (CWiND) at the University of Communications Officials) 2012, and he has also been

Bedfordshire. called as expert witness and technical adviser in several

wireless technology patent cases.Currently, key areas in which Neil is providing training

We are very proud of our products and so it is important to us to have complete confidence in the people who represent us before our customers. Neil Wiffen’s ability to develop unparalled levels of enthusiasm for his subject matter is a key reason for selecting him as our preferred supplier of out-sourced customer training... In deeply technical areas he is able to convey both the micro and the macro levels of detail, skilfully creating the overview which provides the context for the crucial nuggets of detail.

Andy Richards, Operations Manager, Anritsu Ltd.


Dr Jon MossJon is an RF Design Engineer and Telecoms Consultant with wide experience both

from a mobile operator and handset vendor perspective.

He was previously Director of Engineering for i-mate in UK, Ireland and the Isle of Man. He has worked as a part-

Dubai, managing the development of Windows Mobile time Instructor for the University of Oxford and other

phones and introducing them into Enterprise channels. organizations since 1997. Jon received M.Eng. and

Prior to this, he was responsible for 3G Network D.Phil. qualifications from University College, Oxford in

Optimisation strategy for O2's mobile networks in the 1994 and 1998 respectively.

Advanced LTE, HSPA and EPC Cellular Systems TrainingPublic Seminars by Red Banana Wireless

Laurent NoelLaurent is a recognised expert in Digital Cellular RF and Baseband Architectures, having worked extensively on worked on reconfigurable multi-mode, multi-standard, digital RF solutions.

Laurent is currently at Videotron (Montreal - UK) where he was involved in 3G testing activities

Canada) working on mobile device system and in research on high speed digital optical

performance within the certification team. He was systems, including millimetre wave radio systems

previously Senior Principal System Architect at ST- over fibre.

Ericsson, working on reconfigurable multi-mode He received a degree in mathematics and physics (EGPRS, HSPA, LTE) multi-band RF subsystems. from the University of Montpellier II, France, in Throughout 2008 and 2009 he also actively 1991, and a degree as a microelectronics engineer participated in the definition of the DigRF v4 at the "Institut des Sciences de l'Ingenieur" (ISIM- standard within the MIPI alliance. Prior to that he now Polytech'), Montpellier, France, in 1994.worked at BT Laboratories (Martlesham Heath,


Iain SharpIain Sharp is a recognized expert on GSM, UMTS and LTE core networks, mobile

data, multimedia and voice services.

Iain’s expertise in wireless systems and IP As well as taking a high profile in the standards

networking was gained through the international process Iain has contributed to product roadmap

standards process. Iain started participation in development for leading vendors and solution

ETSI GSM during the development of GSM Phase design for mobile operators. Recently Iain has

1 in 1990 and he has been an active contributor to worked with 3GPP to help with the introduction of

mobile and Internet standards ever since. Iain LTE technology in to public safety applications. He

served four years as vice-chair of the 3GPP Core has also been analysing the technology behind

Networks and Terminals Plenary. Iain has been WebRTC and its impact on future voice

closely involved in many of the developments of communications. Iain holds several patents in

the 3GPP technology family including GPRS, mobile systems technology.

UMTS Core, IMS and LTE Core.

Mr Justice Pumfrey was the English Courts most technically able patents Judge who wanted to be provided with some grounding in 3G systems before hearing a case involving a large number of patents declared essential to UMTS. Pumfrey J publicly acknowledged how useful he found Mr Wiffens’ tutorial. Subsequently, it was agreed that Mr Wiffen would provide technical tutorials and sit as a scientific advisor in court in a series of subsequent cases between the parties, which involved 27 patents, but which settled prior to the trials commencing. In addition we have recently asked Mr Wiffen to provide technical assistance at short notice in relation to a number of technical issues which arose from a review of telecommunication patents. Mr Wiffens' in depth knowledge across such a wide area of technology was particularly impressive and he was able to explain complex issues in a clear and easily understood manner to individuals who were not terribly familiar with the particular area of technology concerned.

Jane Mutimear Partner, Bird & Bird International Law Firm

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