Research and Markets: LTE - The UMTS Long Term Evolution: From Theory to Practice - Fully Updated

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/76212a/lte_the_umts_lon) has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new book "LTE - The UMTS Long Term Evolution: From Theory to Practice, 2nd Edition" to their offering.

“LTE - The UMTS Long Term Evolution: From Theory to Practice, 2nd Edition”

Following on the success of the first edition, this book is fully updated, covering the latest additions to LTE and the key features of LTE-Advanced.

This book builds on the success of its predecessor, offering the same comprehensive system-level understanding built on explanations of the underlying theory, now expanded to include complete coverage of Release 9 and the developing specifications for LTE-Advanced. The book is a collaborative effort of more than 40 key experts representing over 20 companies actively participating in the development of LTE, as well as academia. The book highlights practical implications, illustrates the expected performance, and draws comparisons with the well-known WCDMA/HSPA standards. The authors not only pay special attention to the physical layer, giving an insight into the fundamental concepts of OFDMA-FDMA and MIMO, but also cover the higher protocol layers and system architecture to enable the reader to gain an overall understanding of the system.

Key New Features:

• Comprehensively updated with the latest changes of the LTE Release 8 specifications, including improved coverage of Radio Resource Management RF aspects and performance requirements
• Provides detailed coverage of the new LTE Release 9 features, including: eMBMS, dual-layer beamforming, user equipment positioning, home eNodeBs / femtocells and pico cells and self-optimizing networks
• Evaluates the LTE system performance
• Introduces LTE-Advanced, explaining its context and motivation, as well as the key new features including: carrier aggregation, relaying, high-order MIMO, and Cooperative Multi-Point transmission (CoMP).
• Includes an accompanying website containing a complete list of acronyms related to LTE and LTE-Advanced, with a brief description of each

1 Introduction and Background

Part I Network Architecture and Protocols

2 Network Architecture

3 Control Plane Protocols

4 User Plane Protocols

Part II Physical Layer for Downlink

5 Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA)

6 Introduction to Downlink Physical Layer Design

7 Synchronization and Cell Search

8 Reference Signals and Channel Estimation

9 Downlink Physical Data and Control Channels

10 Link Adaptation and Channel Coding

11 Multiple Antenna Techniques

12 Multi-User Scheduling and Interference Coordination

13 Broadcast Operation

Part III Physical Layer for Uplink

14 Uplink Physical Layer Design

15 Uplink Reference Signals

16 Uplink Physical Channel Structure

17 Random Access

18 Uplink Transmission Procedures

Part IV Practical Deployment Aspects

19 User Equipment Positioning

20 The Radio Propagation Environment

21 Radio Frequency Aspects

22 Radio Resource Management

23 Paired and Unpaired Spectrum

24 Picocells, Femtocells and Home eNodeBs

25 Self-Optimizing Networks

26 LTE System Performance

Part V LTE-Advanced

27 Introduction to LTE-Advanced

28 Carrier Aggregation

29 Multiple Antenna Techniques for LTE-Advanced

30 Relaying

31 Additional Features of LTE Release

32 LTE-Advanced Performance and Future Developments

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