Cellular IoT Air Interface Training

Topic areas covered include:

• Fundamentals of EC-GSM-IoT.
• EC-GSM-IoT Air Interface:
• Extended Coverage and Coverage Classes.
• Logical Channels:
• EC-CCCH, EC-BCCH, EC-PTCH.
• Modulation and Coding Schemes.
• Radio Link Control and Medium Access Control:
• RLC / MAC Data Blocks.
• RLC / MAC Control Blocks.
• Overlaid CDMA.
• EC-GSM-IoT Operation:
• Initial Procedures:
• C1_EC, C1_GC.
• Cell Selection.
• Cell Reselection.
• Coverage Class Selection.
• Packet Transfer:
• Mobile Originated Packet Transfer.
• Mobile Terminated Packet Transfer.
• Security Enhancements.
• Power Efficient Operation:
• Power Save Mode.
• Extended Discontinuous Reception.

Topic areas covered include:

• Fundamentals of NB-IoT.
• NB-IoT Device:
• NB-IoT Category.
• Power Category.
• NB-IoT Downlink Air Interface:
• Downlink NB-IoT Channels.
• Downlink Frame Structure.
• NRS (Narrowband Reference Signal).
• Narrowband Primary Synchronization Signal.
• Narrowband Secondary Synchronization Signal.
• NPBCH / MIB-NB.
• LTE-NB NPDSCH and NPDCCH Mapping.
• LTE-NB for Guard Band / Standalone Operation.
• NB-IoT Uplink Air Interface:
• NB-IoT Uplink Channels.
• NB-IoT Uplink Frame Structure.
• NPUSCH Resource Unit
• NPUSCH DMRS.
• NPRACH.
• NB-IoT Operation:
• Scanning for NB-IoT.
• MIB/SIB and Scheduling.
• Cell Selection for NB-IoT.
• NB-IoT Attach.
• NB-IoT Access Procedure.
• Resource Allocation.
• Peak Data Rates.
• Multi Carrier.
• NB-IoT Optimization Features:
• Control Plane CIoT EPS Optimization.
• Power Save Mode.
• Extended Discontinuous Reception.