The upcoming 5G specifications from 3GPP, to be available in 2018, will include LTE-Advanced Pro as well as a new 5G radio-access technology. This practical and very successful book, written by engineers working closely with 3GPP, gives insight into the newest technologies and standards adopted by 3GPP, with detailed explanations of the specific solutions chosen and their implementation in LTE, LTE-Advanced, and LTE-Advanced Pro, as well as providing a detailed description of the path to 5G and the associated underlying technologies.

This edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect the large extensions to LTE as introduced in 3GPP Releases 12 and 13 and the role of LTE in the upcoming 5G era. New to this edition includes updated content on:

• 4G and 5G Radio Access
• Spectrum for 4G and 5G
• Machine-Type Communication
• Device-to-Device Communication
• License-assisted Access
• Full-dimension MIMO
• Small-cell enhancements, eIMTA, FDD+TDD aggregation, dual connectivity
• Requirements on and general structure of 5G wireless access, addressing the existing and new usage scenarios for 5G

• Technical solutions for the new 5G radio-access technology The authors of this book all work at Ericsson Research and have been deeply involved in 3G and 4G development and standardization. They are leading experts in the field and are today actively contributing to the standardization of 4G and 5G within 3GPP.

  Autorentext
  Erik Dahlman works at Ericsson Research and are deeply involved in 4G and 5G development and standardization since the early days of 3G research. Stefan Parkvall works at Ericsson Research and are deeply involved in 4G and 5G development and standardization since the early days of 3G research.Johan Skold works at Ericsson Research and are deeply involved in 4G and 5G development and standardization since the early days of 3G research.

  Klappentext
  4G: LTE Evolution and the Road to 5G is written by engineers working closely in 3GPP and gives insight into the newest technologies and standards adopted by 3GPP. Offers detailed explanations of the specific solutions chosen and their implementation in LTE and LTE-Advanced, while also providing a detailed description of the path to 5G and the associated underlying technologies. . This edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect the large changes to LTE-Advanced as specified in Releases 12 and 13. New to this edition is updated content on: 4G and 5G radio access; spectrum for 4G and 5G; machine-type communication; device-to-device communication; license-assisted access; discussion of small-cell enhancements, small-cell on/off, 256QAM, eIMTA, FDD+TDD aggregation, and dual connectivity. . With the first specifications for 5G technologies to be available in 2018, the book discusses the likely path with three new chapters: Architecture Evolution towards 5G; Radio Evolution towards 5G; and 5G Technology Components.

  Inhalt

1. 4G and 5G radio access 2. Spectrum for 4G and 5G 3. LTE Radio Access: An Overview 4. Radio-Interface Architecture 5. Physical Transmission Resources 6. Downlink Physical-Layer Processing 7. Uplink Physical-Layer Processing 8. Retransmission Protocols 9. Scheduling and Rate Adaptation 10. Access Procedures 11. Multi-Point Coordination and Transmission 12. Heterogeneous Deployments 13. Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Services 14. Relaying