3G Evolution

LTE's specification, the newest edition of LTE is a fully-featured LTE system. The latest LTE standards are included on the radio interface architecture, the physical layer, access procedures, MBMS, together with three brand new chapters on LTE Transmission Procedures, Flexible Bandwidth in LTE and LTE evolution into IMT-Advanced.

Key technologies presented, multi-carrier transmission, advanced single-carrier transmission, advanced receivers, OFDM, MIMO and adaptive antenna solutions, and advanced radio network architectures. Their role in broadband access in general is explained. Both a high-level overview and more detailed step-by-step explanations of HSPA and LTE implementation are given. SCDMA, CDMA2000, and WiMAX is also provided.

The LTE release 8 radio-access standard, LTE and LTE-Advanced standardization.

Coverage on LTE in this edition includes (total of 270 pages on LTE):

• Easy-to-access overview of the LTE protocol layers


• Complete description of LTE physical layer, including reference signals, control signalling, multi-antenna transmission systems


• Covers both FDD and TDD, their fundamental difference and the impact on LTE design


• Detailed description of access, including cellular, random access, broadcast of information system


• Transmission procedures, including retransmission protocols, scheduling, uplink power control


• Evolution towards IMT-Advanced ("4G")

"Reading a specification requires some effort. WHAT is transmitting, but not WHY and HOW. It is not possible to provide an easy-to-read description of the signals, Procedures, and mechanisms in LTE, it also tells you WHY a certain signal, HOW it's used, and HOW it is used. is. " - the authors

The research and development of 3G research. They are leading experts in the field of HSPA and LTE within 3GPP. This includes details of the standards and technologies (160 new pages): LTE radio interface architecture, LTE physical layer and LTE access procedures.