Fundamentals of LTE (Prentice Hall Communications Engineering and Emerging Technologies)

Cover
Contents
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
List of Acronyms
1 Evolution of Cellular Technologies
	1.1 Introduction
	1.2 Evolution of Mobile Broadband
		1.2.1 First Generation Cellular Systems
		1.2.2 2G Digital Cellular Systems
		1.2.3 3G Broadband Wireless Systems
		1.2.4 Beyond 3G: HSPA+, WiMAX, and LTE
		1.2.5 Summary of Evolution of 3GPP Standards
	1.3 The Case for LTE/SAE
		1.3.1 Demand Drivers for LTE
		1.3.2 Key Requirements of LTE Design
	1.4 Key Enabling Technologies and Features of LTE
		1.4.1 Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM)
		1.4.2 SC-FDE and SC-FDMA
		1.4.3 Channel Dependent Multi-user Resource Scheduling
		1.4.4 Multiantenna Techniques
		1.4.5 IP-Based Flat Network Architecture
	1.5 LTE Network Architecture
	1.6 Spectrum Options and Migration Plans for LTE
	1.7 Future of Mobile Broadband—Beyond LTE
	1.8 Summary and Conclusions
Part I: LTE Tutorials
	2 Wireless Fundamentals
		2.1 Communication System Building Blocks
		2.2 The Broadband Wireless Channel: Path Loss and Shadowing
		2.3 Cellular Systems
		2.4 The Broadband Wireless Channel: Fading
		2.5 Modelling Broadband Fading Channels
		2.6 Mitigation of Narrowband Fading
		2.7 Mitigation of Broadband Fading
		2.8 Chapter Summary
	3 Multicarrier Modulation
		3.1 The Multicarrier Concept
		3.2 OFDM Basics
		3.3 OFDM in LTE
		3.4 Timing and Frequency Synchronization
		3.5 The Peak-to-Average Ratio
		3.6 Single-Carrier Frequency Domain Equalization (SC-FDE)
		3.7 The Computational Complexity Advantage of OFDM and SC-FDE
		3.8 Chapter Summary
	4 Frequency Domain Multiple Access: OFDMA and SC-FDMA
		4.1 Multiple Access for OFDM Systems
		4.2 Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA)
		4.3 Single-Carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access (SC-FDMA)
		4.4 Multiuser Diversity and Opportunistic Scheduling
		4.5 OFDMA and SC-FDMA in LTE
		4.6 OFDMA System Design Considerations
		4.7 Chapter Summary
	5 Multiple Antenna Transmission and Reception
		5.1 Spatial Diversity Overview
		5.2 Receive Diversity
		5.3 Transmit Diversity
		5.4 Interference Cancellation Suppression and Signal Enhancement
		5.5 Spatial Multiplexing
		5.6 How to Choose Between Diversity, Interference Suppression, and Spatial Multiplexing
		5.7 Channel Estimation and Feedback for MIMO and MIMO-OFDM
		5.8 Practical Issues That Limit MIMO Gains
		5.9 Multiuser and Networked MIMO Systems
		5.10 An Overview of MIMO in LTE
		5.11 Chapter Summary
Part II: The LTE Standard
	6 Overview and Channel Structure of LTE
		6.1 Introduction to LTE
		6.2 Hierarchical Channel Structure of LTE
		6.3 Downlink OFDMA Radio Resources
		6.4 Uplink SC-FDMA Radio Resources
		6.5 Summary and Conclusions
	7 Downlink Transport Channel Processing
		7.1 Downlink Transport Channel Processing Overview
		7.2 Downlink Shared Channels
		7.3 Downlink Control Channels
		7.4 Broadcast Channels
		7.5 Multicast Channels
		7.6 Downlink Physical Signals
		7.7 H-ARQ in the Downlink
		7.8 Summary and Conclusions
	8 Uplink Transport Channel Processing
		8.1 Uplink Transport Channel Processing Overview
		8.2 Uplink Shared Channels
		8.3 Uplink Control Information
		8.4 Uplink Reference Signals
		8.5 Random Access Channels
		8.6 H-ARQ in the Uplink
		8.7 Summary and Conclusions
	9 Physical Layer Procedures and Scheduling
		9.1 Hybrid-ARQ Feedback
		9.2 Channel Quality Indicator (CQI) Feedback
		9.3 Precoder for Closed-Loop MIMO Operations
		9.4 Uplink Channel Sounding
		9.5 Buffer Status Reporting in Uplink
		9.6 Scheduling and Resource Allocation
		9.7 Semi-persistent Scheduling for VoIP
		9.8 Cell Search
		9.9 Random Access Procedures
		9.10 Power Control in Uplink
		9.11 Summary and Conclusions
	10 Data Flow, Radio Resource Management, and Mobility Management
		10.1 PDCP Overview
		10.2 MAC/RLC Overview
		10.3 RRC Overview
		10.4 Mobility Management
		10.5 Inter-cell Interference Coordination
		10.6 Summary and Conclusions
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