LTE Standards
1. Edition October 2014
300 Pages, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
ISBN:
978-1-84821-588-7
John Wiley & Sons
LTE (long-term evolution) mobile communication system is offering high bitrates in IP communications. Fourth Generation Mobile Communications/LTE describes various aspects of LTE as well as the change of paradigm, which it is bringing to mobile communications. The book is a vital resource for the entire mobile communication community. Coverage includes: LTE standards and architecture, Radio access sub-system, Signaling on the radio path, Macrocells, microcells, femtocells, SIM card and security, SIM card description, GPS driven applications, The Apple model, and much more more.
Introduction
The LTE project: milestones
LTE standards and architecture
3GPP
Radio access sub-system
OFDMA and its avatar for uplink and downlink
Signaling on the radio path
MIMO
Macrocells, microcells, femtocells
Core network : IMS
SIM for communications privacy
USIM
ISIM
OFDMA
General principles
OFDMA in the LTE radio sub-system
Coverage of a country with LTE
Frequency planning
Compatibility with DTT
Health effects
The full-IP core network
Telephony processing
General description of IMS
Latency management
SIM card and security
SIM card description
USIM and ISIM
OAT
Security services
LTE roll-out
Radio propagation software
Macro-cells, micro-cells, femto-cells
Heterogeneous network
Allocated frequency bands, multi-band operation
backhaul
Operation & maintenance
Load tests
Supervision
OTT Services
Video on demand
Dedicated services
Web TV
LBS
Positioning
GPS driven applications
Open applications vs. verticalization
The Apple model
The Web based applications
Conclusion
The LTE project: milestones
LTE standards and architecture
3GPP
Radio access sub-system
OFDMA and its avatar for uplink and downlink
Signaling on the radio path
MIMO
Macrocells, microcells, femtocells
Core network : IMS
SIM for communications privacy
USIM
ISIM
OFDMA
General principles
OFDMA in the LTE radio sub-system
Coverage of a country with LTE
Frequency planning
Compatibility with DTT
Health effects
The full-IP core network
Telephony processing
General description of IMS
Latency management
SIM card and security
SIM card description
USIM and ISIM
OAT
Security services
LTE roll-out
Radio propagation software
Macro-cells, micro-cells, femto-cells
Heterogeneous network
Allocated frequency bands, multi-band operation
backhaul
Operation & maintenance
Load tests
Supervision
OTT Services
Video on demand
Dedicated services
Web TV
LBS
Positioning
GPS driven applications
Open applications vs. verticalization
The Apple model
The Web based applications
Conclusion
Jean-Gabriel Remy is Professor at the Catholic University of Paris (ISEP) in France. He was Chief Scientist at SFR for more than 10 years. In that position, he participated in the creation of 3GPP, actively participating in it until 2010. He is currently an ingénieur général for the French Ministry of Finance in Paris.
Charlotte Letamendia works for a French company that operates in the fields of broadband (broadband and residential terminals), management of documents (printing terminals, software and solutions, digital production workflow), digital set-top boxes (satellite, cable, terrestrial and IP TV) and telecom and energy (M2M, telecommunications infrastructure, smartgrids and metering).
Charlotte Letamendia works for a French company that operates in the fields of broadband (broadband and residential terminals), management of documents (printing terminals, software and solutions, digital production workflow), digital set-top boxes (satellite, cable, terrestrial and IP TV) and telecom and energy (M2M, telecommunications infrastructure, smartgrids and metering).