Blueprint:

ECP-642 Ericsson Certified Professional WCDMA RAN Solution

Sections Section/Objective Title
Section 1 WCDMA RAN Fundamentals 13%
Objective 1.1 Describe the fundamentals of WCDMA
Objective 1.2 Describe factors impacting coverage
Objective 1.3 Describe HSPA technology
Section 2 Smartphone in WCDMA 13%
Objective 2.1 Demonstrate factors that impact quality of experience
Objective 2.2 Demonstrate end-user performance impact
Section 3 WCDMA Architecture 13%
Objective 3.1 Demonstrate E2E understanding
Objective 3.2 Describe RBS architecture
Objective 3.3 Describe controller architecture
Objective 3.4 Describe SW and licensing
Section 4 Dimensioning 15%
Objective 4.1 Describe traffic patterns and forecasting
Objective 4.2 Describe spectrum strategy
Objective 4.3 Demonstrate dimensioning
Section 5 Network Performance 19%
Objective 5.1 Demonstrate interpretation of Statistics
Objective 5.2 Describe benchmarking
Objective 5.3 Describe high capacity tuning
Objective 5.4 Describe fundamental measurement limitations
Objective 5.5 Describe network acceptance considerations
Section 6 WCDMA RAN Functionality 12%
Objective 6.1 Demonstrate value arguments
Objective 6.2 Describe functionality development
Section 7 Managing Traffic Growth 15%
Objective 7.1 Describe potential bottlenecks
Objective 7.2 Demonstrate capacity expansion
Objective 7.3 Describe traffic steering

Blueprint:
ECP-651 Ericsson Certified Professional LTE RAN Solution
Sections Section/Objective Title
Section 1 LTE RAN Fundamentals and Technologies 22%
Objective 1.1 Describe air interface and radio protocols
Objective 1.2 Describe Multi Antenna techniques
Objective 1.3 Describe radio resource management
Objective 1.4 Describe quality of service
Section 2 Dimensioning, Coverage and Capacity 22%
Objective 2.1 Describe fundamentals of LTE dimensioning
Objective 2.2 Demonstrate Link budget understanding
Objective 2.3 Describe Baseband dimensioning
Objective 2.4 Describe coverage and capacity solutions
Section 3 Advanced LTE Concepts 18%
Objective 3.1 Describe Heterogeneous Network solutions
Objective 3.2 Demonstrate Carrier Aggregation (CA)
Objective 3.3 Describe LTE Broadcast

Objective 3.4 Describe advanced antenna techniques

Section 4 Deployment 20%
Objective 4.1 Describe Spectrum Strategy
Objective 4.2 Describe SON solutions
Objective 4.3 Describe Design, Planning and Optimization
Objective 4.4 Describe Transport & Architecture
Objective 4.5 Describe Acceptance & Commercial Principles
Section 5 Telephony Services 8%
Objective 5.1 Describe Voice Solutions
Objective 5.2 Describe VoLTE Coverage, Capacity and Quality
Section 6 Traffic Management 10%
Objective 6.1 Describe Mobility Management
Objective 6.2 Describe Load Management

Blueprint:
ECP-681 Ericsson Certified Professional RAN Transport
Solution
Sections Section/Objective Title
Section 1 RAN Transport Fundamentals 10%
Objective 1.1 Describe WIFI
Objective 1.2 Describe Transport Value
Objective 1.3 Describe legacy transport technology
Objective 1.4 Describe L1, L2 & L3 fundamentals
Section 2 Logical Connectivity 14%
Objective 2.1 Describe Routing/switching in RAN Transport
Objective 2.2 Describe Transport resilience
Section 3 Transport Requirements 20%
Objective 3.1 Describe RAN Transport Characteristics
Objective 3.2 Describe RAN Transport Dimensioning
Objective 3.3 Describe IP Transport Q&S Solution
Section 4 RAN Synchronization 14%
Objective 4.1 Describe Frequency Synchronization methods
Objective 4.2 Describe Time & Phase Synchronization
Objective 4.3 Describe Time of Day Synchronization
Section 5 RAN Nodes 20%
Objective 5.1 Describe Cell site
Objective 5.2 Describe RAN controller node
Objective 5.3 Describe small cells transport
Objective 5.4 Describe RAN routers
Section 6 Operation and Maintenance 10%
Objective 6.1 Describe Configuration management
Objective 6.2 Describe Performance Management
Section 7 Security in RAN Transport 12%
Objective 7.1 Describe General features eg Hardening
Objective 7.2 Describe Ipsec and PKI