LTE Foundation for 5G

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Introduction

Introduction

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Exercise 1
1 What is the difference between LTE and SAE and how LTE is related to E-UTRAN,
EPC and EPS?
2 How many and which nodes does the user data have to go through in EPS?

3 What is an EPS Bearer?

4 What is the purpose of an E-RAB?

5 What is QCI?

6 Which node handles mobility in connected mode?

7 Which node handles mobility in idle mode?

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8 Why is OFDM not used in uplink? Which method is used instead?

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Exercise cont.
9 List two radio interface solutions that contribute to the spectrum flexibility?

10 Which duplex mode is suitable in an unpaired spectrum scenario? What is the

drawback with this duplex mode?

11 List two radio interface solutions that increase the spectrum efficiency.

12 List the four modulation schemes used in LTE and how many bits per symbol they
carry. Which scheme is most sensitive to noise and interference?

13 Each radio frame has duration of ____________ ms and consists of ____________

subframes. Each subframe consists of ____________ slots and each slot consists, in
case of ____________ cyclic prefix, ____________ OFDM symbols.

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Introduction