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

Preface

The next generation of cellular technology is dramatically altering the communications landscape, changing the way people access information and interact with one another. At the forefront of the new technology is LTE, the long-term evolution of UMTS, developed by the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP). LTE is offering consumers a new level of mobile broadband access while ensuring that network operators achieve greater operational efficiencies and reduced cost of service. The further evolution of LTE through the LTE-Advanced project is now an approved part of the ITU-R IMT-Advanced (4G) program.

Turning LTE and LTE-Advanced into reality takes thousands of hours of engineering development. This book is intended to help make the task easier. The engineers at Agilent have contributed their insights to provide readers with an understanding of LTE that comes from working with the technology on a daily basis, both in the lab and on the committees that are defining the LTE standards. As Agilent engineers, they also have a unique measurement perspective to offer. The authors have shared the best, most current information to help ensure the success of LTE and future generations of cellular technology. The book is not intended, however, to substitute for reading the standards.

In this second edition, the authors have updated the content to the latest standards and included new material on LTE-Advanced where relevant; notably in the discussions of the air interface and physical ...