LTE RF Planning and Design Certification Workshop

Instructor Led | Duration: 5 Days | Course Number: LTE_401

LTE offers significant improvements over previous mobile wireless systems in terms of data speeds and capacity, through the use of technologies such as
OFDMA and multiple antenna techniques. However, these gains are realized only with careful planning and design in the LTE Radio Access Network (RAN), to
maximize the efficiency of available RF spectrum. This hands-on workshop guides participants through the theory and practice of RF planning and design for
LTE RANs. Participants will apply their understanding of the LTE air interface physical structure and related concepts to calculate the link budgets to support
the market coverage and performance requirements, and to determine optimal network parameter settings. Participants will use actual planning inputs and a
coverage prediction tool for exercises to apply their knowledge and skills to real-world scenarios, and the class concludes with a certification assessment.

Intended Audience

Course Outline

This workshop is intended for LTE RF design and system performance

engineers.

Learning Objectives
After completing this workshop, the student will be able to:
Apply a consistent process to radio network planning and design
Use RSRP and RSRQ measurements to assess LTE RAN RF
performance
Map network requirements to corresponding system parameters
Construct uplink/downlink link budgets to meet specific
performance requirements
Use coverage and capacity requirements to determine the optimal
radio network design
Exploit multiple antenna techniques to optimize coverage and
performance
Estimate the maximum cell site air interface capacity based on a
specific traffic model
Determine optimal LTE configuration and operational parameter
settings to maximize system performance
Describe the key parameters and operations related to customerspecific Inter-RAT deployment

Required Equipment
PC laptop with administrator privileges

Suggested Prerequisites
Overview of OFDM (eLearning)
LTE Overview (eLearning)

1. Overview of LTE Radio Network Design

1.1. Radio network design goals
1.2. Planning inputs and outputs
1.3. LTE RAN planning process

2. LTE Air Interface

2.1.
2.2.
2.3.
2.4.
2.5.

E-UTRAN architecture
LTE Physical layer structure
Air interface resources
UE measurements (RSRP/RSRQ)
RSRP/RSRQ exercises

3. Market and Engineering Requirements

3.1.
3.2.
3.3.
3.4.

Coverage requirements
Capacity requirements
QoS requirements
Engineering requirements

4. LTE Link Budget

4.1.
4.2.
4.3.
4.4.

Cell edge throughput calculations

Link budget for UL and DL
Role of RRH and TMA
UL/DL link budget exercises

5. RF Design and Site Selection

5.1.
5.2.
5.3.
5.4.
5.5.

RF design process and options

Morphology definitions
Propagation models
RF design tool configuration
Coverage prediction

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6. Antennas in LTE Networks

6.1.
6.2.
6.3.
6.4.

Multiple antenna techniques

Downlink feedback (CQI/RI/PMI)
Deployment considerations
Coverage prediction exercises

7. LTE Capacity Planning

7.1.
7.2.
7.3.
7.4.

Data traffic modeling

Air interface capacity estimation
Backhaul capacity planning
Triggers for capacity planning

8. RF Configuration Parameters
8.1.
8.2.
8.3.
8.4.
8.5.

Frequency planning
Sync signal and PCI planning
Reference signal planning
RA preamble planning
PCI and RACH planning exercises

9. RF Operational Parameters
9.1. Cell selection/reselection
planning
9.2. Handover planning
9.3. Power control planning

10. Radio Network KPIs

10.1. User-centric KPIs
10.2. Network performance KPIs
10.3. System utilization KPIs

11. Interworking with 2G/3G

11.1. System selection/reselection
planning
11.2. Inter-RAT handover planning

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