Introduction to 4G Mobile Communications

Juha Korhonen is a project manager within the Mobile Competence Center at ETSI, Sophia Antipolis, France. He earned his Ph.D. in telecommunications engineering from University of Cambridge in Cambridge, UK.

Introduction; History of Mobile Telecommunications - First Generation. Second Generation. Third Generation. Conclusions.; Overview of a Modern 4G Telecommunications System -Introduction. LTE-A System Architecture. LTE RAN. OFDM Air Interface. Evolved Packet Core. LTE Requirements. LTE-Advanced. LTE-A in Release.; OFDMA -Introduction. OFDM Principles. LTE UplinkSC-FDMA. Summary of OFDMA.; Air Interface: Physical Layer -Introduction. Physical LayerGeneral. Physical-Layer Processing. Physical Channels in LTE-A. Physical Layer Signals. Summary. ; Air Interface: Protocol Stack -Introduction. Medium Access Control (MAC). Radio Link Control (RLC). Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP). Radio Resource Control (RRC). ; Radio Access Network -Introduction. E-UTRAN Architecture. eNodeB. Home eNodeB. Relay Node.; Core Network: Evolved Packet Core -Introduction. Architecture. EPC Interfaces and Protocols.; Procedures -Introduction. Cell Search. Random Access. Tracking Area Update. Initial Context Setup. Handover (X2 interface). CSG Inbound HO. S1 Release Procedure. Dedicated Bearer Activation. ; Specifications -Introduction. Internal Structure. Standardization Process. Specification Numbering. Backwards Compatibility. E-UTRAN Specifications.; LTE-A Features - Energy Saving. MIMO . Relays. Carrier Aggregation. Enhanced Intercell Interference Coordination. Evolved Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service. Self-Organizing Networks. Coordinated Multipoint Transmission/Reception. LTE and Voice.; Future Developments -Introduction. Evolving LTE-A. The Fifth Generation. METIS Project.; Appendix: LTE and LTE-A Specifications. About the Author. Index. ;