LTE Radio Network Planning

Duration: 2 days Level: Level 4

LTE Radio Planning

Delivery Options
liveOnsite
liveOnline

Pre-Requisites
LTE Air Interface, or equivalent knowledge.

Course Outline
This course contains the following sections

Section 1: LTE Radio Design Process (1 hour)

Introduction to Planning.
Initial Planning.
Detailed Planning.
Optimization.

Section 2: Services for LTE (1 hour)

LTE Services.
QoS Attributes.
Managing QoS.
Interworking Services with GERAN/UTRAN.

Section 3: LTE Radio Propagation Basics (1 hour)

E-UTRA Frequencies.
Propagation Principles.
Propagation Models for LTE.
Radio Coverage Planning:
- Gains/Losses, Link Budgets.

Section 4: Antenna Considerations (1 hour)

Antenna Options:

- Mutli-Band Options.
Antenna vs Transmission Modes.
Practical Antenna Options.

Section 5: LTE Coverage Planning (3 hours)

Coverage vs Capacity.
LTE Link Budget.
Key LTE Coverage Plots:
- RSRP, RSRQ, Bearers, etc.
Targets and Assumptions:
- Practical Planning.

Activity: Excel Link Budget Exercise.

Section 6: LTE Capacity Planning (3 hours)

Capacity Planning:
- Practical Targets.
Cell and eNB Throughput.
Factors Impacting Capacity.
Planning Tool Simulations:
- Configuring Planning Tool.

Activity: Excel Physical Cell Capacity and Site Dimensioning.

Section 7: Small Cells (2 hour)

What are Small Cells?
Impact of small cells.
Coverage and Capacity.

Section 8: Parameters and Optimization (1 hour)

KPIs:
- Practical Targets.
Coverage Optimization.
Capacity Optimization.
Key Parameters.

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