This training is targeted at everybody who requires a really deep understanding of NB-IoT and its capabilities and liabilities. After a comparison among the different long-range IoT-technologies, the course dives deep into the RF, PHY and higher layers of NB-IoT and answers several questions.

Code: NES_SK_22413

Duration: 40 Hrs / 4 Weeks / Customized

Mode: Online / Offline / Onsite

+91-8826900551

Modules Covered in the Course

MODULE 1 – NB-IoT Introduction
1. The IoT-marketplace in terms of use cases, numbers and volume
2. Differences among NB-IoT, EC-GSM and CAT-M1
3. How to define and determine the QoS in IoT-environments
4. Introducing NB-IoT network architecture
5. High level operation of selected use cases in NB-IoT (Pet tracking, metering and others, considering IoT-specifics like high latency communication HLComm, eDRX and PSM)

1. Introducing Maximum Coupling Loss, Link Budget, Receiver Sensitivity and Signal to Noise Ratio MCL in genuine LTE for different channels, MCL in NB-IoT for different channels
1. How to determine the coverage area of a radio system
1. Coverage enhancements in NB-IoT Focus is on the use, simulation and operation of blind repetitions
1. The Downlink OFDMA-grid in NB-IoT
1. Allocation and Permutation of physical signals and channels to the OFDMA-grid e.g. PSS; SSS, NPDSCH, NPDCCH
1. Uplink options and their operation and characteristics Single-tone 3.75 kHz, single-tone 15 kHz and multi-tone 12x15 kHz, reference signals, modulation and symbols
1. Operation of the NPRACH The random-access procedure in the PHY of NB-IoT
1. Channel coding and HARQ in NB-IoT TBCC and turbo coding

1. Protocol Stack of NB-IoT Control Plane and User Plane
1. Cell Search, Random Access and RRC-connection establishment in NB-IoT
1. Changes to protocols and their functions MAC, RLC, PDCP
1. Attachment of an NB-IoT UE to the network Basic procedure, specifics of NB-IoT, discussion of options and timer values for PSM and eDRX
1. eDRX and PSM in operation Specifics and differences
1. Device triggering MSISDN-less operation
1. Data transfer through the user plane User plane CIoT Optimizations
1. Data transfer through the control plane Control plane CIoT Optimizations
1. Security in NB-IoT Use of SIM and future, key generation, distribution and update, operation