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4G: LTE/LTE-Advanced for Mobile Broadband
- 2nd Edition - October 7, 2013
- Authors: Erik Dahlman, Stefan Parkvall, Johan Skold
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 4 1 9 9 9 7 - 2
This book focuses on LTE with full updates including LTE-Advanced (Release-11) to provide a complete picture of the LTE system. Detailed explanations are given for the latest LT… Read more
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Request a sales quoteThis book focuses on LTE with full updates including LTE-Advanced (Release-11) to provide a complete picture of the LTE system. Detailed explanations are given for the latest LTE standards for radio interface architecture, the physical layer, access procedures, broadcast, relaying, spectrum and RF characteristics, and system performance.
Key technologies presented include multi-carrier transmission, advanced single-carrier transmission, advanced receivers, OFDM, MIMO and adaptive antenna solutions, radio resource management and protocols, and different radio network architectures. Their role and use in the context of mobile broadband access in general is explained, giving both a high-level overview and more detailed step-by-step explanations.
This book is a must-have resource for engineers and other professionals in the telecommunications industry, working with cellular or wireless broadband technologies, giving an understanding of how to utilize the new technology in order to stay ahead of the competition.
New to this edition:
- In-depth description of CoMP and enhanced multi-antenna transmission including new reference-signal structures and feedback mechanisms
- Detailed description of the support for heterogeneous deployments provided by the latest 3GPP release
- Detailed description of new enhanced downlink control-channel structure (EPDDCH)
- New RF configurations including operation in non-contiguous spectrum, multi-bands base stations and new frequency bands
- Overview of 5G as a set of well-integrated radio-access technologies, including support for higher frequency bands and flexible spectrum management, massive antenna configurations, and ultra-dense deployments
- Covers a complete update to the latest 3GPP Release-11
- Two new chapters on HetNet, covering small cells/heterogeneous deployments, and CoMP, including Inter-site coordination
- Overview of current status of LTE release 12 including further enhancements of local-area, CoMP and multi-antenna transmission, Machine-type-communication, Device-to-device communication
R&D engineers in the mobile and wireless industry, consultants, university researchers and graduate students
Preface
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations and Acronyms
Chapter 1. Background of LTE
Abstract
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Evolution of mobile systems before LTE
1.3 ITU activities
1.4 Drivers for LTE and LTE-Advanced
1.5 Standardization of LTE
Chapter 2. High Data Rates in Mobile Communication
Abstract
2.1 High data rates: fundamental constraints
2.2 Higher data rates within a limited bandwidth: higher-order modulation
2.3 Wider bandwidth including multi-carrier transmission
Chapter 3. OFDM Transmission
Abstract
3.1 Basic principles of OFDM
3.2 OFDM demodulation
3.3 OFDM implementation using IFFT/FFT processing
3.4 Cyclic-prefix insertion
3.5 Frequency-domain model of OFDM transmission
3.6 Channel estimation and reference symbols
3.7 Frequency diversity with OFDM: importance of channel coding
3.8 Selection of basic OFDM parameters
3.9 Variations in instantaneous transmission power
3.10 OFDM as a user-multiplexing and multiple-access scheme
3.11 Multi-cell broadcast/multicast transmission and OFDM
Chapter 4. Wider-Band “Single-Carrier” Transmission
Abstract
4.1 Equalization against radio-channel frequency selectivity
4.2 Uplink FDMA with flexible bandwidth assignment
4.3 DFT-spread OFDM
Chapter 5. Multi-Antenna Techniques
Abstract
5.1 Multi-antenna configurations
5.2 Benefits of multi-antenna techniques
5.3 Multiple receive antennas
5.4 Multiple transmit antennas
5.5 Spatial multiplexing
Chapter 6. Scheduling, Link Adaptation, and Hybrid ARQ
Abstract
6.1 Link adaptation: power and rate control
6.2 Channel-dependent scheduling
6.3 Advanced retransmission schemes
6.4 Hybrid ARQ with soft combining
Chapter 7. LTE Radio Access: An Overview
Abstract
7.1 Basic principles
7.2 LTE release 9
7.3 LTE release 10 and IMT-advanced
7.4 Release 11
7.5 Terminal capabilities
Chapter 8. Radio-Interface Architecture
Abstract
8.1 Overall system architecture
8.2 Radio protocol architecture
8.3 Control-plane protocols
Chapter 9. Physical Transmission Resources
Abstract
9.1 Overall time–frequency structure
9.2 Normal subframes and MBSFN subframes
9.3 Antenna ports
9.4 Duplex schemes
9.5 Carrier aggregation
9.6 Frequency-domain location of LTE carriers
Chapter 10. Downlink Physical-Layer Processing
Abstract
10.1 Transport-channel processing
10.2 Downlink reference signals
10.3 Multi-antenna transmission
10.4 Downlink L1/L2 control signaling
Chapter 11. Uplink Physical-Layer Processing
Abstract
11.1 Transport-channel processing
11.2 Uplink reference signals
11.3 Uplink multi-antenna transmission
11.4 Uplink L1/L2 control signaling
11.5 Uplink power control
11.6 Uplink timing alignment
Chapter 12. Retransmission Protocols
Abstract
12.1 Hybrid ARQ with soft combining
12.2 Radio-link control
Chapter 13. Scheduling and Rate Adaptation
Abstract
13.1 Downlink scheduling
13.2 Uplink scheduling
13.3 Timing of scheduling assignments/grants
13.4 Semi-persistent scheduling
13.5 Scheduling for half-duplex FDD
13.6 Discontinuous reception (DRX) and component carrier deactivation
13.7 Channel-state information
Chapter 14. Access Procedures
Abstract
14.1 Acquisition and cell search
14.2 System information
14.3 Random access
14.4 Paging
Chapter 15. Multi-Point Coordination and Transmission
Abstract
15.1 Release-8 inter-cell interference coordination
15.2 Releases-10/11 multi-point coordination/transmission
Chapter 16. Heterogeneous Deployments
Abstract
16.1 Interference scenarios in heterogeneous deployments
16.2 Heterogeneous deployments using rel-8 functionality
16.3 Frequency-domain partitioning
16.4 Time-domain partitioning
16.5 Shared cell
16.6 Closed subscriber groups
Chapter 17. Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Services
Abstract
17.1 Architecture
17.2 Overall channel structure and physical-layer processing
17.3 Scheduling of MBMS services
Chapter 18. Relaying
Abstract
18.1 Relays in LTE
18.2 Overall architecture
18.3 Backhaul design for inband relaying
Chapter 19. Spectrum and RF Characteristics
Abstract
19.1 Spectrum for LTE
19.2 Flexible spectrum use
19.3 Flexible channel bandwidth operation
19.4 Carrier aggregation for LTE
19.5 Operation in non-contiguous spectrum
19.6 Multi-standard radio base stations
19.7 Overview of RF requirements for LTE
19.8 Output power level requirements
19.9 Transmitted signal quality
19.10 Unwanted emissions requirements
19.11 Sensitivity and dynamic range
19.12 Receiver susceptibility to interfering signals
19.13 Multi-band-capable base stations
19.14 RF requirements for relays
Chapter 20. Performance
Abstract
20.1 Performance assessment
20.2 Performance in terms of peak data rates and latency
20.3 Performance evaluation of LTE-advanced
20.4 Conclusion
Chapter 21. Future Radio Access—Final Thoughts
Abstract
21.1 Continued LTE evolution beyond release 11
21.2 New radio access
21.3 Final thoughts
References
Index
- No. of pages: 544
- Language: English
- Edition: 2
- Published: October 7, 2013
- Imprint: Academic Press
- eBook ISBN: 9780124199972
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Erik Dahlman
Erik Dahlman works at Ericsson Research and are deeply involved in 4G and 5G development and standardization since the early days of 3G research.
Affiliations and expertise
Ericsson, SwedenSP
Stefan Parkvall
Stefan Parkvall works at Ericsson Research and are deeply involved in 4G and 5G development and standardization since the early days of 3G research.
Affiliations and expertise
Ericsson, SwedenJS
Johan Skold
Johan Skold works at Ericsson Research and are deeply involved in 4G and 5G development and standardization since the early days of 3G research.
Affiliations and expertise
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