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[2-day course, Euro 2,350.- (net) per participant]


Course Description


Overview of Broadcasting Technologies

  • Important broadcast technologies
    • DVB (DVB-S, DVB-T/H), DMB, MBSAT, ATSC, MBMS
  • History of MBMS and its Future
    • Rel.6 MBMS and its Limitations, Evolution with Rel.9, Rel.10, Rel. 11 and outlook, why cellular broadcast (eMBMS) gains the attention of operators, Impact and possibilities with LTE-A and beyond.
  • Some MBMS use cases and service categories
    • text notification, video + audio + general content distribution, software download
  • Comparison between MBMS and some other broadcast technologies
    • indication of operator advantages

MBMS Architecture and Operational Overview

  • Overview
    • Architecture model, reference points
  • Role of Network Entities to support (e)MBMS
    • BM-SC, UE, (e)UTRAN / GERAN, MBMSGW, MCE
  • Specific new interfaces with eUTRAN
    • M1, M2, M3
  • Operation modes
    • Multicast Mode, Broadcast Mode
  • Operational Example of MBMS
    • Announcement (XML), Subscription ...

(e)MBMS in the Radio Access Network

  • MBMS specifics of Bearer Setup and Release
    • GERAN, UTRAN, eUTRAN, interface specific view UE to packet core (legacy and EPC), use of common or dedicated channels
  • Changes to the GERAN protocol stacks
    • Reference only
  • Changes to the UTRAN protocol stacks
    • Reference only (possible case for Service Continuity)
  • eUTRAN protocol stacks, M2AP, M3AP
    • EPS architecture refresh
  • Overview of new channels
    • Overview of MCCH, MTCH, MCH PMCH, Comparison with 3G channels
  • Mapping of logical channels to transport and physical channels
    • Logical channel Mapping Alternatives (LTE mixed mode vs dedicated mode)
  • MAC layer enhancements for MBMS
  • MBMS Details of the physical layer
    • eUTRAN access mechanism refresh, Cyclic Prefix, MBMS Subcarrier Spacing, MBMS subframes decoding and allocation, SIB2 - SIB13, UE capability requirements.
  • Correlation of MBMS to RRC
    • Access control procedure / collision avoidance, RRC modes and states
  • MBMS Mobility Considerations
    • periodical transmission of MBMS critical information, UE mobility actions

MBMS User Services

  • Differentiation between MBMS user services and MBMS applications
  • Subscription to MBMS services
    • procedure overview
  • MBMS Data Delivery details
    • download services, streaming services, carousel services
  • MBMS Charging methods
    • broadcast + multicast modes, subscription (key based charging, bearer level / application level charging)
  • OMBMS Security aspects
    • architecture, HTTP digest authentication, registration / deregistration, service and traffic key delivery procedures
  • QoS
    • adaptation of MBMS user service to the access network QoS resources

Protocol stack details for MBMS user services

  • Overview
    • Architecture model, MBMS bearer, PTP bearer (diagnostics etc.)
  • Overview of FLUTE protocol
    • Formats, use in MBMS, Messages and important parameters
  • Media codecs and formats
    • Speech, Audio, Video, Images, Graphics, Text, Data formats, MBMS Metadata, MBMS FEC scheme

End to End Scenarios

  • MBMS Notification
    • initial conditions, applicability of this procedure, description
  • MBMS Session Start
    • initial conditions, applicability of this procedure, description
  • MBMS Session Stop
    • initial conditions, applicability of this procedure, description
  • MBMS Registration
    • initial conditions, applicability of this procedure, description
  • MBMS De-Registration
    • initial conditions, applicability of this procedure, description
  • MBMS multicast service activation
    • initial conditions, applicability of this procedure, description
  • MBMS multicast service de-activation
    • MBMS multicast service de-activation
  • Inter SGSN routing area update
    • initial conditions, applicability of this procedure, description
  • Inter SGSN serving RNS relocation
    • initial conditions, applicability of this procedure, description
  • MBMS UE context synchronisation
    • initial conditions, applicability of this procedure, description
  • MBMS UE linking / de-linking mechanism
    • initial conditions, applicability of this procedure, description

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