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

ElNashar, Ayman; El-saidny, Mohamed A.; Sherif, Mahmoud

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1118683218 ISBN 13: 9781118683217

Publisher: Wiley, 2014

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author

Ayman Elnashar was born in Egypt in 1972. He received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt, in 1995 and the M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical communications engineering from Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt, in 1999 and 2005, respectively. He obtained his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees while working full time. He has more than 17 years of experience in telecoms industry including GSM, GPRS/EDGE, UMTS/HSPA+/LTE, WiMax, WiFi, etc.. He was part of three major start-ups telecom operators in MENA region (Mobinil/Egypt, Mobily/KSA, and du/UAE) and held key leadership positions. Currently, he is Sr. Director of Wireless Broadband, Terminals, and Performance with the Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Co. "du", UAE. He is in charge of mobile and fixed wireless broadband networks. He is responsible for strategy and innovation, design and planning, performance and optimization, and rollout/implementation of mobile and wireless broadband networks. He managed and directed the evolution, evaluation, and introduction of du mobile broadband HSPA+/LTE networks. Prior to this, he was with Mobily, Saudi Arabia, from June 2005 to Jan 2008 and with Mobinil (orange), Egypt, from March 2000 to June 2005. He played key role in contributing to the success of the mobile broadband network of Mobily/KSA. He managed several large-scale networks, and mega projects with more than 1.5 billion USD budgets. He published 20+ papers in wireless communications arena in highly ranked journals and international conferences. His research interests include practical performance analysis of cellular systems (CDMA-based & OFDM-based), 3G/4G mobile networks planning, design, and optimization, DSP for wireless communications, MUD, smart antennas, MIMO, and beamforming. He is currently working on LTE-Advanced and beyond including eICIC, HetNet, UL/DL CoMP, 3D Beamforming, Combined LTE/HSPA+, Combined LTE/WiFi: simultaneous reception, etc...

From the Back Cover

In 2008, when the professional paths of the authors crossed, they worked together on many projects including an end-to-end LTE and HSPA+ networks. Since then, they have teamed up to study, design and evaluate the technical aspects of the state-of-the-art cellular technologies. Combining their practical expertise in diverse topics, they bridge the theory and the best practice of 4G networks into this book.

Written by experts in the field with vast hands-on experience in cellular technologies, this book delves deeper into the practical aspects of design and deployment of a commercial LTE network, combining compelling research and field results to cut through the end-to-end architecture, design, and deployment scenarios. The book presents the LTE network performance analysis and optimization and advanced features. Furthermore, the reader is provided with a detailed explanation for coverage and capacity planning of the LTE network. The book also provides an in-depth explanation on how to provision Carrier-Grade VoLTE with a comprehensive coverage of the IMS and RAN advanced features. The LTE analysis is presented in a comparative manner with reference to the HSPA+ network.

Key Features:

• Conveys the theoretical background of 4G networks
• Presents key aspects and best practice of 4G networks design and deployment
• Addresses strategies for performance evaluation and troubleshooting processes
• Demonstrates assessments of various LTE features including C-DRX, CSFB, MIMO techniques, and VoLTE
• Provides practical examples and case studies on coverage prediction, link budget, and capacity dimensioning for voice and data services.
• Special focus on the essential capabilities necessary for any operator to test & deploy, before commercializing VoLTE
• Includes a realistic roadmap for evolution of a deployed 4G networks, including carrier aggregation, HetNet, enhanced MIMO and SON.

Design, Deployment and Performance of 4G-LTE Networks will be an invaluable guide for 4G engineers in network operators and vendors, network deployment engineers, R&D engineers, planning and optimization engineers, measurement/performance tools firms, consulting firms, undergraduate and graduate students interested in understanding the LTE system.

From the Inside Flap

Cellular mobile networks have been evolving for many years. Several cellular systems and networks have been developed and deployed worldwide to provide the end user with quality and reliable communication over the air. Mobile technologies from the first to third generation have been quickly evolving to meet the need of services for voice, video, and data. Today, the transition to smartphones has steered the user's interest toward a more mobile-based range of applications and services, increasing the demand for more network capacity and bandwidth. Meanwhile, this transition presents a significant revenue opportunity for network operators and service providers, as there is substantially higher average revenue per user (ARPU) from smartphone sales and relevant services. While the rollout of more advanced radio networks is proceeding rapidly, smartphone penetration is also increasing exponentially. Therefore, network operators need to ensure that the subscribers' experience stays the same as, or is even better than, with the older existing systems. With the growing demand for data services, it is becoming increasingly challenging to meet the required data capacity and cell-edge spectrum efficiency. This adds more demand on the network operators, vendors and device providers to apply methods and features that stabilize the system's capacity and consequently improves the end-user experience. 4G systems and relevant advanced features have the capabilities to keep up with today's widespread use of mobile-communication devices, providing a range of mobile services and quality communications. This book describes the long term evolution (LTE) technology for mobile systems; a transition from third to fourth generation. LTE has been developed in the 3GPP (Third Generation Partnership Project), starting from the first version in Release 8 and through to the continuing evolution to Release 10, the latest version of LTE, also known as LTE-Advanced. The analysis in this book is based on the LTE of 3GPP Release 8 together with Release 9 and Release 10 roadmaps, with a focus on the LTE-FDD (frequency division duplex) mode . Unlike other books, the authors have bridged the gap between theory and practice, thanks to hands on experience in the design, deployment, and performance of commercial 4G-LTE networks and terminals. The book is a practical guide for 4G networks designers, planners, and optimizers, as well as other readers with different levels of expertise. The book brings extensive and broad practical hands-on experience to the readers. Practical scenarios and case studies are provided, including performance aspects, link budgets, end-to-end architecture, end-to-end QoS (quality of service) topology, dimensioning exercises, field measurement results, applicable business case studies, and roadmaps.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1118683218
• ISBN 13: 9781118683217
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 608