LTE Evolution and the Way to 5G
Review and Assessment
- Technical Review of LTE
- LTE network architecture
- LTE protocols
- Security and QoS
- FDD and TDD modes
- Frequency bands / transmission modes
- Resource scheduling
- Smart antenna use
- LTE History
- Evolution path to 4G
- 4G requirements
- 4G solutions
- Summary of LTE-Advanced features
- Beyond our Plate
- WIMAX evolution (802.16m)
- WiFi evolution
Technical Details of LTE-Advanced
- Wider Bandwidth
- Carrier aggregation
- Asymmetric bandwidth
- Pectrum flexibility
- New bands
- Enhanced Transmission Schemes in DL and UL
- 8 stream transmission (DL)
- 4 stream transmission (UL)
- Reference signals
- Antenna configuration
- Enhanced Uplink Transmission Schemes
- Clustered SC-FDMA
- Transmit diversity for PUCCH
- 4 stream transmission
- Coordinated Multipoint Transmission (CoMP)
- CoMP in downlink and uplink
- CoMP and cell edge throughput
- Scheduler coordination
- Relay Nodes
- Benefits
- Donor cells
- Control signaling
- Security aspects
- Home eNodeB
- Closed subscriber groups
- Enhanced Home NodeB (eHNB)
- Summary & Conclusions
Interworking between LTE-Advanced and other Radio Access Solutions
- Interworking with GSM / UMTS
- Network structure
- Handover and cell reselection
- Security during interworking
- The Future of Voice
- IMS based voice service
- Single radio voice call continuity (SRVCC)
- Circuit-switched fallback (CSFB)
- Other options
- Interworking wth WiFI and WiMAX
- Network structure
- Measurements and procedures
- Authentication and security
Benefits of Self Organizing Networks (SON)
- History of SON
- SON Features
- SON in LTE
- SON in 3GPP
- Detailed SON Features
- Neighbor list optimization
- Coverage and capacity optimization
- Mobility robustness optimization
- User quality improvements
- Energy saving
- SON in LTE-Advanced
- Summary & Conclusions
The Future of LTE-Advanced and Shaping of 5G
- Enhancements of 3GPP Release 11
- Radio enhancements
- Interconnection of IP services
- Feature studies and important features
- Evolution towards 5G
- 5G Requirements
- MANET
- Mesh networking
- Envisaged differences compared to 4G
- Summary & Conclusions
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