LTE and the Evolution to 4G Wireless: Design and Measurement Challenges, 2nd Edition

Table of Contents

1. Cover
2. Half Title page
3. Title page
4. Copyright page
5. Foreword to the Second Edition
6. Preface
7. Acknowledgements
8. Author Biographies
9. Chapter 1: LTE Introduction
   1. 1.1 Introduction
   2. 1.2 LTE System Overview
   3. 1.3 The Evolution from UMTS to LTE
   4. 1.4 LTE/SAE Requirements
   5. 1.5 LTE/SAE Timeline
   6. 1.6 Introduction to the 3GPP LTE/SAE Specification Documents
   7. 1.7 References
10. Chapter 2: Air Interface Concepts
    1. 2.1 Radio Frequency Aspects
    2. 2.2 Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing
    3. 2.3 Single-Carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access
    4. 2.4 Multi-Antenna Operation and MIMO
    5. 2.5 References
11. Chapter 3: Physical Layer
    1. 3.1 Introduction to the Physical Layer
    2. 3.2 Physical Channels and Modulation
    3. 3.3 Multiplexing and Channel Coding
    4. 3.4 Introduction to Physical Layer Signaling
    5. 3.5 Physical Layer Procedures
    6. 3.6 Physical Layer Measurements and Radio Resource Management
    7. 3.7 Summary
    8. 3.8 References
12. Chapter 4: Upper Layer Signaling
    1. 4.1 Access Stratum
    2. 4.2 Non-Access Stratum
    3. 4.3 References
13. Chapter 5: System Architecture Evolution
    1. 5.1 Requirements for an Evolved Architecture
    2. 5.2 Overview of the Evolved Packet System
    3. 5.3 Quality of Service in EPS
    4. 5.4 Security in the Network
    5. 5.5 Services
    6. 5.6 References
14. Chapter 6: Design and Verification Challenges
    1. 6.1 Introduction
    2. 6.2 Simulation and Early R&D Hardware Testing
    3. 6.3 Testing RFICs With DigRF Interconnects
    4. 6.4 Transmitter Design and Measurement Challenges
    5. 6.5 Receiver Design and Measurement Challenges
    6. 6.6 Receiver Performance Testing
    7. 6.7 Testing Open- and Closed-Loop Behaviors of the Physical Layer
    8. 6.8 Design and Verification Challenges of MIMO
    9. 6.9 Beamforming
    10. 6.10 SISO and MIMO Over-the-Air Testing
    11. 6.11 Signaling Protocol Development and Testing
    12. 6.12 UE Functional Testing
    13. 6.13 Battery Drain Testing
    14. 6.14 Drive Testing
    15. 6.15 UE Manufacturing Test
    16. 6.16 References
15. Chapter 7: Conformance and Acceptance Testing
    1. 7.1 Introduction to Conformance Testing
    2. 7.2 RF Conformance Testing
    3. 7.3 UE Signaling Conformance Testing
    4. 7.4 UE Certification Process (GCF and PTCRB)
    5. 7.5 Operator Acceptance Testing
    6. 7.6 References
16. Chapter 8: Looking Towards 4G: LTE-Advanced
    1. 8.1 Summary of Release 8
    2. 8.2 Release 9
    3. 8.3 Release 10 and LTE-Advanced
    4. 8.4 Release 11
    5. 8.5 Release 12
    6. 8.6 References
17. List of Acronyms
18. Index