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"The book presents analysis of LTE coverage and link budgets alongside a detailed comparative analysis with HSPA+"--
List of contents
Authors' Biographies xv
Preface xvii
Acknowledgments xix
Abbreviations and Acronyms xxi
1 LTE Network Architecture and Protocols 1
Ayman Elnashar and Mohamed A. El-saidny
1.1 Evolution of 3GPP Standards 2
1.1.1 3GPP Release 99 3
1.1.2 3GPP Release 4 3
1.1.3 3GPP Release 5 3
1.1.4 3GPP Release 6 4
1.1.5 3GPP Release 7 4
1.1.6 3GPP Release 8 5
1.1.7 3GPP Release 9 and Beyond 5
1.2 Radio Interface Techniques in 3GPP Systems 6
1.2.1 Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA) 6
1.2.2 Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) 6
1.2.3 Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) 7
1.2.4 Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) 7
1.3 Radio Access Mode Operations 7
1.3.1 Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) 8
1.3.2 Time Division Duplex (TDD) 8
1.4 Spectrum Allocation in UMTS and LTE 8
1.5 LTE Network Architecture 10
1.5.1 Evolved Packet System (EPS) 10
1.5.2 Evolved Packet Core (EPC) 11
1.5.3 Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN) 13
1.5.4 LTE User Equipment 13
1.6 EPS Interfaces 14
1.6.1 S1-MME Interface 14
1.6.2 LTE-Uu Interface 15
1.6.3 S1-U Interface 17
1.6.4 S3 Interface (SGSN-MME) 18
1.6.5 S4 (SGSN to SGW) 18
1.6.6 S5/S8 Interface 19
1.6.7 S6a (Diameter) 21
1.6.8 S6b Interface (Diameter) 21
1.6.9 S6d (Diameter) 22
1.6.10 S9 Interface (H-PCRF-VPCRF) 23
1.6.11 S10 Interface (MME-MME) 23
1.6.12 S11 Interface (MME-SGW) 23
1.6.13 S12 Interface 23
1.6.14 S13 Interface 24
1.6.15 SGs Interface 24
1.6.16 SGi Interface 25
1.6.17 Gx Interface 26
1.6.18 Gy and Gz Interfaces 27
1.6.19 DNS Interface 27
1.6.20 Gn/Gp Interface 27
1.6.21 SBc Interface 28
1.6.22 Sv Interface 28
1.7 EPS Protocols and Planes 29
1.7.1 Access and Non-Access Stratum 29
1.7.2 Control Plane 29
1.7.3 User Plane 30
1.8 EPS Procedures Overview 31
1.8.1 EPS Registration and Attach Procedures 31
1.8.2 EPS Quality of Service (QoS) 34
1.8.3 EPS Security Basics 36
1.8.4 EPS Idle and Active States 38
1.8.5 EPS Network Topology for Mobility Procedures 39
1.8.6 EPS Identifiers 44
References 44
2 LTE Air Interface and Procedures 47
Mohamed A. El-saidny
2.1 LTE Protocol Stack 47
2.2 SDU and PDU 48
2.3 LTE Radio Resource Control (RRC) 50
2.4 LTE Packet Data Convergence Protocol Layer (PDCP) 52
2.4.1 PDCP Architecture 53
2.4.2 PDCP Data and Control SDUs 53
2.4.3 PDCP Header Compression 54
2.4.4 PDCP Ciphering 54
2.4.5 PDCP In-Order Delivery 54
2.4.6 PDCP in LTE versus HSPA 55
2.5 LTE Radio Link Control (RLC) 55
2.5.1 RLC Architecture 56
2.5.2 RLC Modes 57
2.5.3 Control and Data PDUs 60
2.5.4 RLC in LTE versus HSPA 60
2.6 LTE Medium Access Control (MAC) 61
2.7 LTE Physical Layer (PHY) 61
2.7.1 HSPA(+) Channel Overview 61
2.7.2 General LTE Physical Channels 71
2.7.3 LTE Downlink Physical Channels 71
2.7.4 LTE Uplink Physical Channels 72
2.8 Channel Mapping of Protocol Layers 73
2.8.1 E-UTRAN Channel Mapping 73
2.8.2 UTRAN Channel Mapping 76
2.9 LTE Air
About the author
Dr. Ayman Elnashar, Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Co., UAEAyman Elnashar received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt, in 1995 and the M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical communications engineering from Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt, in 1999 and 2005, respectively.
Mr. Mohamed A. El-saidny, Qualcomm, USAMohamed El-saidny has received a B.Sc. degree in Computer Engineering and the M.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Alabama in Huntsville, U.S.A in 2002, and 2004, respectively.
Mahmoud Sherif, Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Co., UAEMahmoud Sherif obtained a B.Sc. degree in Computer Engineering and the M.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Ain Shams in Cairo, Egypt in 1992, and 1996, respectively. He received his Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the City University of New York, USA in February 2000.
Summary
This book provides an insight into the key practical aspects and best practice of 4G-LTE network design, performance, and deployment Design, Deployment and Performance of 4G-LTE Networks addresses the key practical aspects and best practice of 4G networks design, performance, and deployment.
