Book description
From the editors of the highly successful LTE for UMTS: Evolution to LTE-Advanced, this new book examines the main technical enhancements brought by LTE-Advanced, thoroughly covering 3GPP Release 10 specifications and the main items in Release 11. Using illustrations, graphs and real-life scenarios, the authors systematically lead readers through this cutting-edge topic to provide an outlook on existing technologies as well as possible future developments.
The book is structured to follow the main technical areas that will be enhanced by the LTE-Advanced specifications. The main topics covered include: Carrier Aggregation; Multiantenna MIMO Transmission, Heterogeneous Networks; Coordinated Multipoint Transmission (CoMP); Relay nodes; 3GPP milestones and IMT-Advanced process in ITU-R; and LTE-Advanced Performance Evaluation.
Key features:
Leading author and editor team bring their expertise to the next generation of LTE technology
Includes tables, figures and plots illustrating the concepts or simulation results, to aid understanding of the topic, and enabling readers to be ahead of the technological advances
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- List of Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- List of Abbreviations
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: LTE-Advanced Standardization
- Chapter 3: LTE Release 8 and 9 Overview
- Chapter 4: Downlink Carrier Aggregation
- Chapter 5: Uplink Carrier Aggregation
- Chapter 6: Downlink MIMO
- Chapter 7: Uplink MIMO
- Chapter 8: Heterogeneous Networks
- Chapter 9: Relays
- Chapter 10: Self-Organizing Networks (SON)
- Chapter 11: Performance Evaluation
- Chapter 12: Release 11 and Outlook Towards Release 12
- Chapter 13: Coordinated Multipoint Transmission and Reception
- Chapter 14: HSPA Evolution
- Index
Product information
- Title: LTE Advanced: 3GPP Solution for IMT-Advanced
- Author(s):
- Release date: October 2012
- Publisher(s): Wiley
- ISBN: 9781119974055
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