Rohde & Schwarz‘s presentations provide an excellent introduction to LTE. The presentations are accompanied with an audio narration. The topics covered are covered:

1. LTE Introduction
   • Motivations for LTE
   • LTE market and background
   • Requirements
   • Evolution path to LTE
2. LTE Parameters and Downlink Modulation
   • LTE parameters and frequency bands
   • What is OFDMA?
   • OFDMA multiple access and downlink frame structure
   • OFDMA transmit and receive chains
3. OFDMA and Downlink Frame Structure Details
   • Downlink OFDMA time-frequency multiplexing
   • LTE Spectrum Flexibility and Bandwidth
   • FDD downlink frame structure detailed
   • TDD frame structure
4. SC-FDMA and LTE Uplink
   • Introduction to SC-FDMA and uplink frame structure
     • Marriage of single carrier transmission and FDMA
   • Uplink SC-FDMA tranmsit and receive chains
   • Peak to Average Power Ratio (PAPR) comparison with SC-FDMA and OFDMA
5. Network and Protocol Architecture
   • LTE/SAE network architecture
   • EPC -Evolved Packet Core
   • Base Station control plane and user plane protocol stacks
   • EPC protocol stacks
6. Channel Mapping and UE Categories
   • Logical and transport channel mapping in downlink and uplink
   • LTE UE Categories
7. Initial Cell Search and Cell Selection
   • Downlink physical channels and signals
   • Cell Search and Selection in LTE
     • Primary synchronization signal
     • Secondary synchronization signal
     • Reference signals
8. System Information
   • Downlink reference signal details
   • Master Information Block on PBCH
   • System Information on DL-SCH
9. Random Access Procedures and EPS Bearer Setup
   • Random access preamble transmission to eNodeB
   • Random access response from eNodeB
   • Resource allocation and contention resolution
   • Signaling on PDCCH
   • Hybrid ARQ
   • RRC Connection Setup and EPS Bearer Setup
10. Uplink Channels and Signals
    • Uplink physical channels and signals
    • PU-SCH: Physical Uplink Shared Channel
    • Uplink assignment signaling on PDCCH
    • Uplink frequency hopping
    • PUCCH
11. LTE Mobility and MIMO Introduction
    • Intra MME Handover over the X2 interface
    • RRC States
    • MIMO Basics
      • Transmit diversity
      • Spatial multiplexing
      • Beamforming
12. Downlink and Uplink MIMO in LTE
    • Downlink MIMO modes
      • Transmit diversity
      • Spatial multiplexing
      • Cyclic delay diversity
      • Beam forming
    • Spatial multiplexing downlink transmitter chain
      • Code book based precoding
    • Uplink MIMO
      • Uplink transmit antenna selection
      • Multi-user MIMO
13. eNodeB and UE Performance Requirements
    • eNodeB modulation quality measurements
    • eNodeB performance requirements
    • UE performance requirements
14. UE Certification and Field Trials
    • LTE terminal testing stages
    • LTE terminal certification
    • LTE field trial scenarios