VoLTE For Radio Engineers – Mobility Optimization and EPS Signaling

Course description

The training “VoLTE with IMS, EPS Signaling and Optimization of Mobility” has been tailored to suite experienced radio engineers. In addition to the VoLTE/IMS parts, extra content is introduced regarding Mobility functionality and associated parameters necessary to establish a foundation of a well optimized radio network for the VoLTE service to perform optimally. Furthermore, the necessary EPS Signaling is presented. Emerging technologies, systems and platforms are high-lighted. The below listed topics will be discussed and analyzed as they emerge during the course of the training

Target audience

Target audience is experienced Radio Engineers

3 days

2.400 €

WM0077

Content

3GPP & IETF
  • EPS Entities & Functions
  • EPS Interfaces & Reference Points
  • EPS Connections, Bearers and QoS
 
EPS SIGNALING – INTERFACES, PROTOCOLS & CONTEXTS
  • Protocol Stacks for EPS
  • Radio Protocols
  • The RRC Protocol
  • EPC Protocols
  • The S1 Application Protocol
  • The NAS Protocols (EMM and ESM)
  • The GTP Protocol
  • Encapsulation & Tunneling
  • The SGs interface
  • Allocated Resources
  • Dedicated Bearer Activation
  • GERAN/UTRAN/E-UTRAN Coverage
  • Idle & Connected Mode
  • Contexts
 
DIAMETER and EPC
  • Introduction
  • Diameter Interfaces
  • Diameter Specification Structure
  • Diameter Message Format
  • S13 procedures
  • S6a Location Management procedures
  • Attribute Value Pairs
  • 3GPP Specific Application IDs
 
MOBILITY MANAGEMENT OVERVIEW
  • Mobility in IDLE mode
  • Location Area, Routing Area, Tracking Area
  • Tracking Area based mobility
  • General cell reselection principles
  • Mobility in ACTIVE Mode
  • Intra E-UTRAN mobility with X2 support
  • Inter (3GPP) system mobility
  • Mobility with other non-3GPP access systems
 
VOICE OVER LTE, VOLTE
  • Voice over LTE Concepts
  • Subscriber Requirements for VoLTE
  • Parameters determining user-perceived voice quality
  • Operator Requirements for VoLTE
  • Legacy-based voice options for LTE
  • VoIP solution for VoLTE (GSMA PRD IR.92)
  • Conditions for voice in LTE/EPS
  • User-perceived voice quality tests
 
UE
  • Contexts, UE in idle mode
  • LTE capable UE
  • E-UTRA Terminal Categories
  • UE flowchart in the E-UTRAN
  • Dual registration and ISR
  • Coverage
 
CIRCUIT SWITCHED FALLBACK (CS FALLBACK), REVIEW
    • CSFB Registration
    • Location Update over SGs
    • CS FALLBACK Scenario – MT Call
    • Traffic cases
    • The SGs interface and messages
    • SMS over SGs vs IMS based

Traffic cases SMS

 
SIP OVERVIEW
  • Voice over IP connection
  • Voice over IP using SIP
  • SIP methods
  • SIP extensions
  • SIP – Response Codes, Definitions & Examples
  • Example with SDP
 
IMS
    • The scope of IMS
    • IMS Architecture
    • Registration & Invitation
    • Protocol stack in PGW
    • SIP Invitation, non IMS user
    • Public and Private IMS Identities: IMPI & IMPU
    • IMS Service Profile
    • Traffic Case: IMS Invitation
    • Protocol Stack IMS Profile for voice in EPS
    • IMS Profile for voice
    • IMS Registration & De-registration

B2BUA – Back to Back User Agent

 
VOICE CALL CONTINUITY
    • PS Handovers
    • IMS Service Continuity (ISC) & SRVCC
    • Examples of ISC
    • IMS Centralized Services (ICS)
    • Single Radio Voice Call Continuity (SRVCC)
    • SRVCC EPS Attach
    • SRVCC Registration & Invitation
    • The Sv Interface
    • Examples & Traffic cases

Border functions

 
INTERWORKING
  • Scenarios
  • WM-Map10: Interworking
  • Alternative Scenario (non-IMS specific)

3 days

2.400 €

WM0077