LTE-A Cellular Networks (eBook)

Professor Dr. Abid Yahya earned his MSc and PhD degrees in Wireless & Mobile systems from the Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia. Currently he is working as a professor Botswana International University of Science & Technology. He has applied this combination of practical and academic experience to a variety of consultancies for major corporations. He has over 110 research publications to his credit in various books, research journals, and conference proceedings. Prof. Abid Yahya supervised a number of PhD candidates and was assigned as an external and internal examiner for postgraduate students. He was invited several times as a speaker and visiting lecturer at different multinational companies. He sits on various panels with the government and other industry related panels of study.

PREFACEACKNOWLEDGEMENTSLIST OF ABBREVIATIONSLIST OF SYMBOLSCHAPTER 1INTRODUCTION TO LTE CELLULAR NETWORKS1.1 BackgroundCHAPTER 2OPPORTUNITIES, CHALLENGES AND TERMS RELATED TO LTE-A CELLULAR NETWORK2.1 Introduction2.2 Long Term Evolution Advanced (LTE-A)2.3 Cooperative Relaying2.3.1 Ad hoc Networks2.3.2 Multi-Hop Relay2.3.3 Advantages of Multi Hop Relay2.3.4 Drawbacks of Multi-Hop Relay2.4 Concept of Relay Node2.4.1 Advantages2.4.2 Disadvantages2.5 Relays Classification2.5.1 Amplify-and-forward (AF)2.5.2 Decode-and-Forward (DF)2.6 Relay Node (RN)2.7 RN Enhance Cellular Network2.8 RN Mode Operation in LTE-A2.8.1 Transparent Mode2.8.2 Non-Transparent Mode2.9 RN Planning in Cellular Network2.9.1 RN Location2.9.2 Relay Links2.10 Moving Relay (MR) 602.11 SummaryCHAPTER 3CAPACITY AND COVERAGE ANALYSIS FOR MULTI-HOP RELAY IN LTE-A CELLULAR NETWORK3.1 Introduction3.2 Channel Interference3.3 Network Capacity without RN3.4 Handover Process Analysis3.5 Network Capacity with RN3.6 Optimum RN Location (DRN)3.7 Optimum Number of Relays (Nrelays)3.8 Pseudo-Codes of RN Deployment3.9 Frequency Reuse for Multi-Hop Relay3.10 Enhance Relay Link Capacity (ERLC)3.10.1 Handover Measurement for DA3.10.2 Proposed Antenna3.11 System Modelling3.12 Balance Transmission Power for  MR in LTE-A Cellular Networks3.12.1 Performance Analysis of Multi-Users Network3.12.1.1 Fixed System3.12.1.2 Mobility System3.12.2 Balance Power Algorithm (BPA) for  MR3.13 SummaryCHAPTER 4PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT OF COVERAGE AREA AND CAPACITY FOR 3GPP-LTE-A NETWORKS4.1 Mitigating Interference between RNs4.2 Relay Link Enhancement4.2.1 Performance Analysis of Handover Process4.2.2 Performance Enhancement for Relay Link4.2.3 Performance Analysis of  Balance Transmission Power for MR4.3 UL and DL Performance Analysis4.3.1 Performance analysis of BPA at MR4.4 SummaryCHAPTER 5OPTIMUM LOCATION FOR RELAY NODE IN LTE-A5.1 ConclusionREFFERENCESAPPENDIX – AAPPENDIX - BAPPENDIX - CAPPENDIX – DINDEX