Design, Deployment and Performance of 4G-LTE Networks: A Practical Approach (Hardcover)

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. In addition, the book focuses on the end-to-end aspects of the LTE network architecture and different deployment scenarios of commercial LTE networks. It describes the air interface of LTE focusing on the access stratum protocol layers: PDCP, RLC, MAC, and Physical Layer. The air interface described in this book covers the concepts of LTE frame structure, downlink and uplink scheduling, and detailed illustrations of the data flow across the protocol layers. It describes the details of the optimization process including performance measurements and troubleshooting mechanisms in addition to demonstrating common issues and case studies based on actual field results. The book provides detailed performance analysis of key features/enhancements such as C-DRX for Smartphones battery saving, CSFB solution to support voice calls with LTE, and MIMO techniques.

The book presents analysis of LTE coverage and link budgets alongside a detailed comparative analysis with HSPA+. Practical link budget examples are provided for data and VoLTE scenarios. Furthermore, the reader is provided with a detailed explanation of capacity dimensioning of the LTE systems. The LTE capacity analysis in this book is presented in a comparative manner with reference to the HSPA+ network to benchmark the LTE network capacity. The book describes the voice options for LTE including VoIP protocol stack, IMS Single Radio Voice Call Continuity (SRVCC). In addition, key VoLTE features are presented: Semi-persistent scheduling (SPS), TTI bundling, Quality of Service (QoS), VoIP with C-DRX, Robust Header Compression (RoHC), and VoLTE Vocoders and De-Jitter buffer. The book describes several LTE and LTE-A advanced features in the evolution from Release 8 to 10 including SON, eICIC, CA, CoMP, HetNet, Enhanced MIMO, Relays, and LBS.

This book can be used as a reference for best practices in LTE networks design and deployment, performance analysis, and evolution strategy.

• Conveys the theoretical background of 4G-LTE networks
• Presents key aspects and best practice of 4G-LTE networks design and deployment
• Includes a realistic roadmap for evolution of deployed 3G/4G networks
• Addresses the practical aspects for designing and deploying commercial LTE networks.
• Analyzes LTE coverage and link budgets, including a detailed comparative analysis with HSPA+.
• References the best practices in LTE networks design and deployment, performance analysis, and evolution strategy
• Covers infrastructure-sharing scenarios for CAPEX and OPEX saving.
• Provides key practical aspects for supporting voice services over LTE,

Written for all 4G engineers/designers working in networks design for operators, network deployment engineers, R&D engineers, telecom consulting firms, measurement/performance tools firms, deployment subcontractors, senior undergraduate students and graduate students interested in understanding the practical aspects of 4G-LTE networks as part of their classes, research, or projects.

本書提供了關於4G-LTE網絡設計、性能和部署的關鍵實踐和最佳實踐的見解。《4G-LTE網絡的設計、部署和性能》探討了4G網絡設計、性能和部署的關鍵實踐和最佳實踐。此外，本書還關注LTE網絡架構的端到端方面以及商業LTE網絡的不同部署場景。它描述了LTE的空中接口，重點是訪問層協議層：PDCP、RLC、MAC和物理層。本書描述的空中接口涵蓋了LTE帧結構的概念，下行和上行調度，以及協議層之間的數據流的詳細示意圖。它描述了優化過程的細節，包括性能測量和故障排除機制，並根據實際現場結果展示了常見問題和案例研究。本書詳細分析了C-DRX用於智能手機節電、支持LTE的CSFB解決方案以及MIMO技術等關鍵功能/增強功能的性能。

本書還提供了LTE覆蓋範圍和鏈路預算的分析，並與HSPA+進行了詳細的比較分析。本書提供了數據和VoLTE場景的實際鏈路預算示例。此外，本書還詳細解釋了LTE系統的容量尺寸。本書中的LTE容量分析以與HSPA+網絡的比較方式呈現，以評估LTE網絡的容量。本書描述了LTE的語音選項，包括VoIP協議棧、IMS單射頻語音呼叫連續性（SRVCC）。此外，還介紹了關鍵的VoLTE功能：半持續調度（SPS）、TTI捆綁、服務質量（QoS）、具有C-DRX的VoIP、魯棒標頭壓縮（RoHC）和VoLTE語音編碼器和去抖緩衝區。本書描述了從第8版到第10版的LTE和LTE-A高級功能的演進，包括SON、eICIC、CA、CoMP、HetNet、增強MIMO、中繼和LBS。

本書可作為LTE網絡設計和部署、性能分析和演進策略的最佳實踐參考。本書適用於在運營商網絡設計、網絡部署工程師、研發工程師、電信咨詢公司、測量/性能工具公司、部署分包商、高年級本科生和研究生等所有4G工程師/設計師，他們有興趣了解4G-LTE網絡的實際方面，作為他們的課程、研究或項目的一部分。