Post Graduate Program in 4G/5G Development & Testing

Skill Lync

Online

32 Weeks

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                                    Medium of instructions
                                    English

                                    Mode of learning
                                    Self study

                                    Mode of Delivery
                                    Video and Text Based

Course 1: Introduction to Cellular Communications 2G-3G

Week 01 - Introduction to Mobile Communication

How Does Mobile Telephony Work?
Wireless Basics
- Radio Spectrum
- Modulation and Coding
- Multiple Access
- Antenna Structure
- Cellular Concept
Evolution of Telephony -1st Generation Systems

Week 02 - Network Standardization and Evolution

3GPP & 3GPP2/IEEE Standardization
Network Architecture Evolution Covering GSM, WCDMA
Understanding 2nd Generation Systems - GSM and IS-95

Week 03 - 3rd Generation Systems and Technological Advancements

Understanding the 3rd Generation Systems - UMTS
Understanding the Concept of Mobility
Identifying Performance Gains in 3rd Generation Systems

Week 04 - Coverage Analysis and Transport Evolution

Link Budget Calculation
Transport Network Evolution
Mobile Network Log Analysis

Course 2: Network Analysis and Trouble Shooting Using Wireshark

Week 01 - Introduction to Wireshark

Layers of OSI & TCP/IP Model
Working of Wireshark
Wireshark to Capture Traces
L1/L2 Protocol Analysis using Wireshark

Week 02 - Advance Usage of Wireshark

Log Analysis with Wireshark
Log Capturing and Filtering
Capturing Traces from Command Line
L3/L4 Analysis

Week 03 - Capturing and Debugging WIFI Logs

WIFI Protocols
Capturing WIFI Traffic
Debugging Networking Issues
Application Layer Protocol Analysis for DNS/DHCP/HTTP/SIP Protocols

Week 04 - Capturing and Debugging Mobile Network Logs

Understanding LTE Network
Capturing Mobile Network Logs
Analyzing the Logs
Protocols Covered - SCTP / S1AP / X2AP

Course 3: 4G(LTE) - Architecture, Features and Call Flow

Week 01 - Introduction to 4G systems, OSI layers, LTE call flows & Basics of C- Part 1

Introduction to 3GPP & 4G subsystems
- 3GPP evolution & multiple access schemes
OSI layers & networking protocol
- OSI layer introduction and corresponding protocols
- TCP vs UDP
IP subnetting & routing
- IPv4/IPv6

Week 02 - Introduction to 4G systems, OSI layers, LTE call flows & Basics of C- Part 2

LTE bands, architecture & Interfaces
- LTE frequency, bands, and bandwidth
- LTE architecture and interfaces
LTE frame structures, resource block & bearers
- LTE Frame structure DL/UL(SFN, SF, slot)
- Resource block
- Bearers
- Quality of service
LTE protocol stack & channel mapping
- LTE RAN protocol stack - Introduction and mapping
- LTE channels and mappings
LTE initial synchronization
- Basic procedure: Cell search
- Synchronization procedures
- Synchronization signals - PSS, SSS
- Cell ID detection

Week 03 - Initial Access, Frames and MAC of LTE- Part 1

LTE initial attach call flow
LTE call flow - initial attach
LTE PDCP
LTE RLC

Week 04- Initial Access, Frames and MAC of LTE- Part 2

LTE MAC
- MAC
LTE PHY procedures
LTE SRB & message mapping
- LTE SRB
- LTE messages & mappings with channel, PDCP/RLC/MAC involvement & SRBs
- SRB, DRB, ERAB ID mapping to LCID
LTE RRC-NAS
- RRC/NAS
- RRC overview and state
- RRC Connection Re-Establishment
- NAS Procedures

Week 05 - RLC, RRC / NAS, PDSCH, PDCCH, HO & Advanced C- Part 1

LTE Handover & Measurement events
LTE RACH procedure
LTE DCI

Week 06 - RLC, RRC / NAS, PDSCH, PDCCH, HO & Advanced C- Part 2

LTE PDCCH
- PDCCH in detail
- Search space, blind decoding, PDCCH candidate
LTE Resource Allocation
- PDSCH in detail
- Resource allocation
LTE PUCCH
- PUCCH in detail
- UCI(SR, CQI, HARQ ACK/NACK)
- PHICH in detail
- HARQ process overview
LTE MAC Scheduler
- Scheduler & Scheduling types
- Scheduling flows
- TB size & MCS calculation

Week 07 - RLC, RRC/NAS, PDSCH, PDCCH, HO & Advanced C- Part 3

LTE EPC nodes & interfaces
- MME
- PGW
- SGW
- NAS
- S1AP
- HSS
- PCRF
- DIAMETER
LTE DRX & paging
LTE TAU & identifiers
- TAU in detail
- LTE IDs
- RNTIs

Week 08 - RLC, RRC/NAS, PDSCH, PDCCH, HO & Advanced C- Part 4

LTE UE related MAC features
- BSR
- PHR
- Backoff indicator
VoLTE overview : IMS, LTE_EPC and PCC nodes, interfaces and functions
Typical VoLTE: Call flow establishment
- VoLTE Nodes
- IMS Core
- VoLTE Call Flow
4G vs 5G
- Evolution to 5G - comparison between 4G and 5G
- Numerology, Slot, SCS, Frame Structures, mmWave
4G vs 5G Part2
- SDAP
- Difference in MAC, RLC, PDCP
- 5G core reference architecture
- 5G core SBA

Course 4: C Programming for Telecom Engineers

Week 01 - Linux basics, Vi Editor Basics & C Basics

Linux basics
Vi editor
C basics
Conditional statements
Looping
Switch case

Week 02 - Bits Manipulations, Preprocessors, Macro, Structures & Union

Bit Manipulations
Preprocessors & Macros in C
Structures in C
Union in C
Structure Vs Union
Enum in C
Enum in LTE example

Week 03 - Array, String, Pointer, Data Structures, Memory operations & C Advanced

Array and String in C
Pointers
Linked List, Stack & Queue
Multithreading, Process & Synchronization
File Management & Signal Handling
Files in C

Week 04 - Multifile, Makefile, Socket Programming, Debugging & Agile Scrum

Multifile in C
Compilation of Multifile
Socket Programming in C
Debugging using GDB
Agile Scrum
Scrum
Development of MAC scheduler example using agile

Course 5: Telecom Testing (4G) using Python and Robot Framework

Week 01- Overview of Key concepts

OSI model(recap)
TCP/IP stack
Ethernet
Internet Protocol (IPv4/IPv6)
Address Resolution protocol
ICMPv4/ICMPv6
Basic Linux commands on file handling
IP or route addition/modification
GTPv1 and GTPv2
DIAMETER, S1AP and HTTP/HTTP2
Introduction to LTE
Understanding of 3GPP/ETSI/RFC specs

Week 02- LTE 3GPP EPS Architecture- Deep Dive

Overview of 3GPP EPS architecture for LTE
Basic functional understanding of each LTE network elements like eNB, MME, SGW, HSS, PGW, AAA etc.
LTE interfaces (S1,S6,X2,S5,Gx,Gy,Gz etc)
Understanding of relevant protocols (S1AP, GTPV2,DIAMETER,NAS) associated with the network elements
understanding of a call flow (without 3GPP call flow diagram) from UE power on to UE power off (Flight mode)
Key concepts with LTE-A (CA,MIMO),CUPS architecture, EPC and radio network relation

Week 03- Basics Linux commands and getting started with Python

Introduction to vi(vim) editor
Use of handy Linux tools like sed
awk, grep etc.
File creation
Directory creation
Secure shell remote login and debugging problems
tcpdump,JSON files
Introduction to Python
Python interpreter
Installing Python
Installing VS Code (Visual Studio Code)
Introduction to Git

Week 04- Python Basics

Hello world program, quick look at data types in Python (strings, arrays, dictionary, tupple, set)
Loops in python, functions, conditional constructs in python
Classes in python, file operations with Python,
Generators, decorators

Week 05- Python special uses with respect to LTE testing

Introduction to special python functions like Map, Lambda, Pytest, unit test frameworks, difference between pytest and unittest
Writing test cases with python Pytest
API calls with Python
Parsing APIs with Python
REST APIs

Week 06- Manual testing on EPC

Writing test scenarios
Executing manual test cases
Exploratory test scenarios
Use case testing
White box testing
Corner scenario tests
Black box testing: Techniques [Boundary values, State transition, Decision Table, Equivalence Partitioning]
Load testing
System testing: Writing operator scenarios
IVT test: Writing scenarios with all components of the network

Week 07- EPC functions

Detailed understanding of different network elements in EPC like ENB, MME, SGW, PGW, HSS
PCC Elements Interworking with 3G network elements:SRVCC architecture
Identifiers in LTE
Mobility and Connectivity states (EMM/ECM states)
Selection Functions

Week 08- Bearers in LTE

Types of bearers (GBR/non-GBR)
Concept of data flow (SDU/PDU)
Different parts of a bearer
TFTs in LTE, ARP, QCI, MBR, GBR
Priority services in LTE

Week 09- LTE security

3 pillars of LTE security (Authentication, Integrity, Encryption)
LTE security procedure
LTE security call flow
Different Authentication Parameters in LTE security

Week 10- LTE procedures

S1- setup, attach (with packet capture analysis demo)
Detach
Handover (S1 HO, X2 HO, inter-RAT HO (Between 3GPP and non-3GPP access (LTE to WLAN))
Tracking area update
Service request and paging
CSFB
Roaming procedures
Single Radio Voice Call Continuity (SRVCC)
Charging procedures
Live network capture analysis

Week 11- IMS architecture

Overview and understanding of different components of IMS architecture
End to end VoLTE call flow

Week 12- ROBOT Framework

Understanding of ROBOT framework
Installing ROBOT Framework
Executing test cases in ROBOT
Writing keywords
Libraries
Test suites
Test cases on ROBOT Framework

Week 13- TTCN3

Overview on TTCN3
Installing TTCN3
Components of TTCN3 (MTC, PTC)
Test verdicts
Data types and modules, etc.
Designing sample test cases with TTCN3

Week 14- Orchestration introduction and road to 5G

Introduction to virtualization
NFVs
Introduction to containers
Orchestration with Kubernetes
Deployment with helm charts
Scaling (up/down) of containers
5G architecture overview with simple PDU establishment call flow

Course 6: Introduction to C++ Programming

Week 1 - Introduction to C++

Introduction to C++
What is C++?
Program Paradigm
ANSI/ISO vs Standard C++
C++ Syntax and Structure
C++ Language Fundamentals
Benefits of C++ over C
C vs C++
Procedural vs OOP
Compiling a C Program in C++
Undefined Behavior in C and C++
Void * in C vs C++
Name Mangling
Use of Extern C in C++ Programming
Structures in C vs Class in C++
C++ vs Java
Similarities between C++ and Java
Exception Handling in C++ vs Java
Default Virtual Behavior in C++ vs Java
Floating Point Operations and Property of Associativity in C, C++, and Java

Week 2 - Environment Setup & Fundamentals in C++

Environment Setup for CPP Programming
Compiler setup
Online compilers
Eclipse/ Visual Studio Setup
First Program
Understanding compilation- Build Pipeline
Preprocessing, Compiling, Assembling, and Linking
C++ Basics
Data Types and Modifiers
Built-in Datatypes
User-defined or Abstract Data Types
Variables in C++
Declaration and Scope of Variables
Global Variables
Local Variables
Static Variables
Extern Variables
Auto Variables
Operators in C++
Arithmetic Operators
Bitwise Operators
Relational Operators
Conditional Operators
Sizeof Operators
Assignment Operator
Unary Operator
Pre-Increment vs Post-increment Operators
Loop Types in C++
For
While
Do-while
Decision Making in C++
If
else-if
if-else-if
nested-if
switch

Week 3 - Strings and Arrays

Strings in C++
Arrays in C++
Functions in C++
Call by Value
Call By Reference
Inline Functions
Function Pointers
Pointer to Function

Week 4 - Pointers and References

Pointers in C++
References in C++
File Handling in C++
File Operations
File Handling through C++ Class
f-stream
if-stream
of-stream

Week 5 - DMA and OOPS Part 1

Dynamic Memory Allocation
malloc()
calloc()
realloc()
free
new
delete
malloc vs new
free vs delete
Object-Oriented Programming
OOP’s Concepts - Briefing
Class
Default access specifier in a class
Access Modifiers
Constructor
Destructor
Assignment Operator
Copy Constructor
Default member functions in a class
Object

Week 6 - OOPS Part 2

Encapsulation
Abstraction
Message Passing
Dynamic Binding
Data Hiding
Inheritance
Use of Inheritance
Modes of Inheritance
Types of Inheritance
Single Inheritance
Multiple Inheritance
Hierarchical Inheritance
Multiple Inheritance
Hybrid Inheritance
Multipath Inheritance
Diamond Problem

Week 7 - OOPS Part 3

Polymorphism
Compile Time Polymorphism
Function Overloading
Operator Overloading
Runtime Polymorphism
Function Overriding
Virtual Keyword
VTable
Vptr- V Pointer
Virtual Functions
Abstract Class
Pure Virtual Function
Interface vs Abstract Class

Week 8 - Constructors and Destructors

Constructors and Destructors
Virtual constructor
Virtual Destructor
Virtual Copy Constructor
Shallow Copy vs Deep Copy
When does the compiler create default constructor and copy constructor?
When do you write your own Copy constructor and Assignment Operator?
Dangling Pointer
Void Pointer and Opaque Pointer
Null Pointer and Wild Pointer
Private Constructor
Private Destructor
Copy Elision
Explicit Keyword- Can constructors and Destructors be called explicitly?

Week 9 - Keywords in C++

Static Keyword in C++
Static Variables in a Function
Static Variables in a Class
Static Members of Class- Static Class Objects
Static Member Functions in a Class
Const keyword in C++
Mutable Keyword in C++
Friend Function and Friend Class in C++
This Pointer in C++
‘this’ pointer
Type of ‘this’ pointer
delete ‘this

Week 10 - Type Casting

Type Casting in C++
Implicit cast
Explicit cast
dynamic_cast
static_cast
reinterpret_cast
const_cast
Member Initializer List in C++
Use of Initializer Lists
Cases where we use Member initializer lists

Week 11 - Exception Handling

Exception Handling in C++
Why do we need Exception Handling in C++
Base Class and Derived Class Exception Handling
Catch Block in C++
Object Destruction
Stack Unwinding in C++
Templates in C++
How do Templates work?
Function Templates
Class Templates
Template Specialization

Week 12 - Multithreading

Multithreading in C++
Posix threads
Std :: thread
Inter-Process Communication
What is IPC
Various methods in IPC
Smart pointers
Use of Smart Pointers
Types of Smart Pointers
Auto pointer
Unique pointer
Shared pointer
Weak pointer

Course 7: Fundamentals of 5G

Week 01- Network Evolution & 5GC

Mobile Network Evolution
Understanding the IMT-2020 Requirements
3GPP Releases
Evolution of 5GC from EPC
5GC Architecture
Options of Deployment

Week 02- Cloud Native architecture of 5GC and 5G-RAN

More of Cloud Native Architecture
5G Core SBA & SBI
Working of the 5G Core, Concepts of NSSF, NRF and NEF
RAN Architecture and Deployment Options
3GPP Split and O-RAN Architecture
Cloud & Edge RAN Deployments

Week 03- NR Air Interface

Evolution of NR
FR1 / FR2, Millimeter Wave Communication
Features of 5G Networks, Massive MIMO, Beamforming
NR Flexible Numerology
Overview of the Protocol Stack (PHY/MAC/RRC/RLC/PDCP/SDAP)

Week 04- 5G Hands On

Basic Call Flow - UE Power on to RRC Connection Establishment-> Dedicated bearer.
Using Publicly Available Libraries for Setup and Procedures
5G Core & SBI Interfaces, Installation
GNB Setup, NR UE Setup
Understanding the Complete Call Flow using the Wireshark Trace

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