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An Introduction to LTE: LTE, LTE-Advanced, SAE, VoLTE and 4G Mobile Communications, 2nd Edition

by Christopher Cox

July 2014

Beginner to intermediate

486 pages

15h 25m

English

Wiley

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1.1 Architectural Review of UMTS and GSM1.2 History of Mobile Telecommunication Systems1.3 The Need for LTE1.4 From UMTS to LTE1.5 From LTE to LTE-Advanced1.6 The 3GPP Specifications for LTEReferences
2.1 High-Level Architecture of LTE2.2 User Equipment2.3 Evolved UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network2.4 Evolved Packet Core2.5 Communication Protocols2.6 Example Signalling Flows2.7 Bearer Management2.8 State Diagrams2.9 Spectrum AllocationReferences
3.1 Radio Transmission and Reception3.2 Radio Transmission in a Mobile Cellular Network3.3 Impairments to the Received Signal3.4 Error ManagementReferences

4.1 Principles of OFDMA4.2 Benefits and Additional Features of OFDMA4.3 Single Carrier Frequency Division Multiple AccessReferences
5.1 Diversity Processing5.2 Spatial Multiplexing5.3 BeamformingReferences
6.1 Air Interface Protocol Stack6.2 Logical, Transport and Physical Channels6.3 The Resource Grid6.4 Multiple Antenna Transmission6.5 Resource Element MappingReferences
7.1 Acquisition Procedure7.2 Synchronization Signals7.3 Downlink Reference Signals7.4 Physical Broadcast Channel7.5 Physical Control Format Indicator Channel7.6 System Information7.7 Procedures after AcquisitionReferences
8.1 Data Transmission Procedures8.2 Transmission of Scheduling Messages on the PDCCH8.3 Data Transmission on the PDSCH and PUSCH8.4 Transmission of Hybrid ARQ Indicators on the PHICH8.5 Uplink Control Information8.6 Transmission of Uplink Control Information on the PUCCH8.7 Uplink Reference Signals8.8 Power Control8.9 Discontinuous ReceptionReferences
9.1 Transmission of Random Access Preambles on the PRACH9.2 Non-Contention-Based Procedure9.3 Contention-Based ProcedureReferences
10.1 Medium Access Control Protocol10.2 Radio Link Control Protocol10.3 Packet Data Convergence ProtocolReferences
11.1 Power-On Sequence11.2 Network and Cell Selection11.3 RRC Connection Establishment11.4 Attach Procedure11.5 Detach ProcedureReferences
12.1 Network Access Security12.2 Network Domain SecurityReferences
13.1 Policy and Charging Control13.2 Policy and Charging Control Architecture13.3 Session Management Procedures13.4 Data Transport in the Evolved Packet Core13.5 Charging and BillingReferences
14.1 Transitions between Mobility Management States14.2 Cell Reselection in RRC_IDLE14.3 Measurements in RRC_CONNECTED14.4 Handover in RRC_CONNECTEDReferences
15.1 System Architecture15.2 Power-On Procedures15.3 Mobility Management in RRC_IDLE15.4 Mobility Management in RRC_CONNECTEDReferences
16.1 Generic System Architecture16.2 Generic Signalling Procedures16.3 Inter-Operation with cdma2000 HRPDReferences
17.1 Self-Configuration of an eNB17.2 Inter-Cell Interference Coordination17.3 Mobility Management17.4 Radio Access Network Information Management17.5 Drive Test MinimizationReferences
18.1 Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service18.2 Location Services18.3 Other Enhancements in Release 9References
19.1 Carrier Aggregation19.2 Enhanced Downlink MIMO19.3 Enhanced Uplink MIMO19.4 Relays19.5 Heterogeneous Networks19.6 Traffic Offload Techniques19.7 Overload Control for Machine-Type CommunicationsReferences
20.1 Coordinated Multipoint Transmission and Reception20.2 Enhanced Physical Downlink Control Channel20.3 Interference Avoidance for in Device Coexistence20.4 Machine-Type Communications20.5 Mobile Data Applications20.6 New Features in Release 1220.7 Release 12 StudiesReferences
21.1 Delivery of Voice and Text Messages over LTE21.2 System Architecture21.3 Attach Procedure21.4 Mobility Management21.5 Call Setup21.6 SMS over SGs21.7 Circuit Switched Fallback to cdma2000 1xRTT21.8 Performance of Circuit Switched FallbackReferences
22.1 Introduction22.2 Hardware Architecture of the IMS22.3 Signalling Protocols22.4 Service Provision in the IMS22.5 VoLTE Registration Procedure22.6 Call Setup and Release22.7 Access Domain Selection22.8 Single Radio Voice Call Continuity22.9 IMS Centralized Services22.10 IMS Emergency Calls22.11 Delivery of SMS Messages over the IMSReferences
23.1 Peak Data Rates of LTE and LTE-Advanced23.2 Coverage of an LTE Cell23.3 Capacity of an LTE Cell23.4 Performance of Voice over IPReferences