Fundamentals of Network Planning and Optimisation 2G/3G/4G, 2nd Edition

Fundamentals of Network Planning and Optimisation 2G/3G/4G, 2nd Edition

by Ajay R. Mishra
Released November 2018
Publisher(s): Wiley
ISBN: 9781119331711

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Book description

Updated new edition covering all aspects of network planning and optimization 

This welcome new edition provides comprehensive coverage of all aspects of network planning in all the technologies, from 2G to 5G, in radio, transmission and core aspects. Written by leading experts in the field, it serves as a handbook for anyone engaged in the study, design, deployment and business of cellular networks. It increases basic understanding of the currently deployed, and emerging, technologies, and helps to make evolution plans for future networks. The book also provides an overview of the forthcoming technologies that are expected to make an impact in the future, such as 5G.

Fundamentals of Cellular Network Planning and Optimization, Second Edition encompasses all the technologies as well as the planning and implementation details that go with them. It covers 2G (GSM, EGPRS), 3G (WCDMA) and 4G (LTE) networks and introduces 5G. The book also looks at all the sub-systems of the network, focusing on both the practical and theoretical issues.

  • Provides comprehensive coverage of the planning aspects of the full range of today's mobile network systems, covering radio access network, circuit and packet switching, signaling, control, and backhaul/Core transmission networks
  • New elements in book include HSPA, Ethernet, 4G/LTE and 5G
  • Covers areas such as Virtualization, IoT, Artificial Intelligence, Spectrum Management and Cloud

By bringing all these concepts under one cover, Fundamentals of Cellular Network Planning and Optimization becomes essential reading for network design engineers working with cellular service vendors or operators, experts/scientists working on end-to-end issues, and undergraduate/post-graduate students.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Foreword by Aruna Sundararajan
  3. Foreword by Rainer Deutschmann
  4. Preface
  5. 1 Overview of Mobile Networks
    1. 1.1 Introduction
    2. 1.2 Mobile Network Evolution
    3. 1.3 Information Theory
    4. 1.4 Second‐generation Mobile Network
    5. 1.5 Third‐generation Mobile Networks
    6. 1.6 Fourth‐generation Mobile Networks
    7. 1.7 Fifth‐generation Networks
    8. 1.8 Supporting Technologies
  6. Part I: 2G: GSM and EGPRS Network Planning and Optimisation
    1. 2 Radio Network Planning and Optimisation
      1. 2.1 Basics of Radio Network Planning
      2. 2.2 Radio Network Planning Process
      3. 2.3 Radio Network Pre‐planning
      4. 2.4 Radio Network Detailed Planning
      5. 2.5 Basics of Radio Network Optimisation
      6. 2.6 GPRS Network Planning and Optimisation
      7. 2.7 Network Planning in a GPRS Network
      8. 2.8 GPRS Detailed Radio Network Planning
      9. 2.9 GPRS Radio Network Optimisation
      10. 2.10 EDGE Network Planning and Optimisation
      11. 2.11 EDGE Radio Network Planning Process
      12. 2.12 Radio Network Planning Process
      13. 2.13 EDGE Radio Network Optimisation
      14. 2.14 Conclusions
    2. 3 Transmission Network Planning and Optimisation
      1. 3.1 Basics of Transmission Network Planning
      2. 3.2 Transmission Network Planning Process
      3. 3.3 Transmission Pre‐planning
      4. 3.4 Detailed Transmission Network Planning
      5. 3.5 Transmission Network Optimisation
      6. 3.6 GPRS Transmission Network Planning and Optimisation
      7. 3.7 EDGE Transmission Network Planning
    3. 4 Core Network Planning and Optimisation
      1. 4.1 Basics of Core Network Planning
      2. 4.2 Core Network Planning Process
      3. 4.3 Basics of Signalling
      4. 4.4 Intelligent Network (IN)
      5. 4.5 Failure Analysis and Protection
      6. 4.6 Detailed Planning
      7. 4.7 Core Network Optimisation
      8. 4.8 GPRS Core Network Planning
      9. 4.9 EDGE Core Network Planning
  7. Part II: 3G: UMTS Network Planning and Optimisation
    1. 5 3G Radio Network Planning and Optimisation
      1. 5.1 Basics of Radio Network Planning
      2. 5.2 Radio Interface Protocol Architecture
      3. 5.3 Spreading Phenomenon
      4. 5.4 Multipath Propagation
      5. 5.5 Radio Network Planning Process
      6. 5.6 Detailed Planning
      7. 5.7 High Speed Packet Access
      8. 5.8 WCDMA Radio Network Optimisation
    2. 6 3G Transmission Network Planning and Optimisation
      1. 6.1 Basics of 3G (WCDMA) Transmission Network Planning
      2. 6.2 Transmission Network Planning Process
      3. 6.3 Asynchronous Transfer Mode
      4. 6.4 Dimensioning
      5. 6.5 Microwave Link Planning
      6. 6.6 Detailed Planning
      7. 6.7 Ethernet Radio
      8. 6.8 3G WCDMA Transmission Network Optimisation
    3. 7 3G Core Network Planning and Optimisation
      1. 7.1 Basics of Core Network Planning
      2. 7.2 Core Network Planning Process
      3. 7.3 Detailed Network Planning
      4. 7.4 Core Network Optimisation
      5. 7.5 End‐to‐End Quality of Service
  8. Part III: 4G: LTE Network Planning and Optimisation
    1. 8 4G Radio Network Planning and Optimisation
      1. 8.1 Basics of Radio Network Planning
      2. 8.2 LTE Air Interface
      3. 8.3 LTE Frame Structure
      4. 8.4 LTE Protocol Stack
      5. 8.5 LTE Channel Structure
      6. 8.6 Multiple Input Multiple Output Antenna Technique
      7. 8.7 Network Elements in a LTE Radio Network
      8. 8.8 Key Phenomena in LTE
      9. 8.9 Radio Network Planning Process
      10. 8.10 LTE Radio Network Optimisation
      11. 8.11 LTE Advanced
    2. 9 4G Core Network Planning and Optimisation
      1. 9.1 Introduction
      2. 9.2 Basics of EPC Network Planning
      3. 9.3 EPC Network Planning: Key Concepts
      4. 9.4 EPC Network Dimensioning
      5. 9.5 Detailed EPC Network Planning: Key Concepts
      6. 9.6 IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem)
      7. 9.7 Voice‐Flow in LTE
      8. 9.8 Software Defined Network (SDN)
      9. 9.9 Network Function Virtualisation (NFV)
      10. 9.10 Virtualising Network Functions
  9. Part IV: 5G: Introduction to 5G Network Planning and Optimisation
    1. 10 5G Network Planning
      1. 10.1 Introduction to 5G
      2. 10.2 The 5G Challenge
      3. 10.3 5G Network Architecture
      4. 10.4 5G Enabling Technologies
      5. 10.5 5G Radio and Core Network
      6. 10.6 5G Spectrum
      7. 10.7 Network Planning Consideration in 5G
  10. Appendix A: IoT (Internet of Things)
    1. A.1 Introduction
    2. A.2 Types of IoT
    3. A.3 IoT Use Cases
    4. A.4 IoT Value Chain
    5. A.5 Phases of IoT Maturity
  11. Appendix B: Introduction to MIMO and Massive MIMO
    1. B.1 Introduction
    2. B.2 Multi‐user MIMO
    3. B.3 Spatial Multiplexing of Deterministic MIMO Channels
    4. B.4 MIMO performance improvements
    5. B.5 Massive MIMO
  12. Appendix C: Blockchain Technology
    1. C.1 Overview
    2. C.2 Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT)
    3. C.3 What Is Blockchain?
    4. C.4 Blockchain Versus Database
    5. C.5 Telcos in Blockchain
    6. C.6 Blockchain in Other Industries
    7. C.7 Bitcoin
    8. C.8 Benefits of Blockchain
    9. C.9 Challenges of Blockchain
  13. Appendix D: 3GPP Releases
    1. D.1 Introduction
    2. D.2 Release 8
    3. D.3 Release 9
    4. D.4 Release 10
    5. D.5 Release 11
    6. D.6 Release 12
    7. D.7 Release 13
    8. D.8 Release 14
    9. D.9 Release 15 and Future Releases
  14. Appendix E: A Synopsis on Radio Spectrum Management
    1. E.1 Introduction to Spectrum
    2. E.2 Spectrum Management
    3. E.3 Role of National Administrations in Spectrum Management
    4. E.4 The International Frequency Allocation Table
    5. E.5 Spectrum Bands and Their Impact on the User
    6. E.6 NFAP (National Frequency Allocation Plan): India
    7. E.7 Efficient Use of Spectrum
    8. E.8 Future Needs of Spectrum
  15. Appendix F: Artificial Intelligence
    1. F.1 Machine Learning
    2. F.2 The History of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
    3. F.3 Artificial Intelligence is about Statistical Relationships, not Cause and Effect Relationships
    4. F.4 Artificial Intelligence Created User Behaviour Mapping Versus Traditional Market Research
    5. F.5 Artificial Intelligence Created User Behaviour Mapping Versus Narrative Inquiry
    6. F.6 The New Digital Ecosystem and Future of Artificial Intelligence
    7. F.7 The Role of Machine Learning: Headlines from the Future
    8. F.8 Conclusion
    9. Bibliography
  16. Appendix G: Erlang B Tables
  17. Bibliography
  18. Index
  19. End User License Agreement

Product information

  • Title: Fundamentals of Network Planning and Optimisation 2G/3G/4G, 2nd Edition
  • Author(s): Ajay R. Mishra
  • Release date: November 2018
  • Publisher(s): Wiley
  • ISBN: 9781119331711