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LTE, LTE-advanced, and WiMAX : towards IMT-advanced networks / Abd-Elhamid M. Taha and Hossam S. Hassanein, Najah Abu Ali.

By: Taha, Abd-Elhamid M [author.].
Contributor(s): Hassanein, H. (Hossam) | Ali, Najah Abu | IEEE Xplore (Online Service) [distributor.] | Wiley [publisher.].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. : Wiley, 2012Distributor: [Piscataqay, New Jersey] : IEEE Xplore, [2011]Description: 1 PDF (xxvii, 275 pages) : illustrations.Content type: text Media type: electronic Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781119970446.Subject(s): Long-Term Evolution (Telecommunications) | IEEE 802.16 (Standard)Genre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification: 621.3845/6 Online resources: Abstract with links to resource Also available in print.
Contents:
About the Authors xv -- Preface xvii -- Acknowledgements xix -- List of Abbreviations xxi -- 1 Introduction 1 -- 1.1 Evolution of Wireless Networks 3 -- 1.2 Why IMT-Advanced 5 -- 1.3 The ITU-R Requirements for IMT-Advanced Networks 6 -- 1.3.1 Cell Spectral Efficiency 10 -- 1.3.2 Peak Spectral Efficiency 10 -- 1.3.3 Bandwidth 10 -- 1.3.4 Cell Edge User Spectral Efficiency 10 -- 1.3.5 Latency 10 -- 1.3.6 Rates per Mobility Class 11 -- 1.3.7 Handover Interruption Time 11 -- 1.3.8 VoIP Capacity 12 -- 1.3.9 Spectrum 13 -- 1.4 IMT-Advanced Networks 13 -- 1.4.1 LTE-Advanced 13 -- 1.4.2 IEEE 802.16m 14 -- 1.5 Book Overview 15 -- References 16 -- 2 Enabling Technologies for IMT-Advanced Networks 19 -- 2.1 Multicarrier Modulation and Multiple Access 20 -- 2.1.1 OFDM 20 -- 2.1.2 OFDMA 22 -- 2.1.3 SC-FDMA 22 -- 2.2 Multiuser Diversity and Scheduling 23 -- 2.3 Adaptive Coding and Modulation 23 -- 2.4 Frequency Reuse 24 -- 2.5 Wideband Transmissions 25 -- 2.6 Multiple Antenna Techniques 27 -- 2.7 Relaying 29 -- 2.8 Femtocells 30 -- 2.9 Coordinated Multi-Point (CoMP) Transmission 33 -- 2.9.1 Interference Cancellation 34 -- 2.9.2 Single Point Feedback/Single Point Reception 35 -- 2.9.3 Multichannel Feedback/Single Point Reception 35 -- 2.9.4 Multichannel Feedback/Multipoint Reception 35 -- 2.9.5 Inter-Cell MIMO 35 -- 2.10 Power Management 36 -- 2.11 Inter-Technology Handovers 36 -- References 37 -- Part I WIMAX 39 -- 3 WiMAX Networks 41 -- 3.1 IEEE 802.16-2009 41 -- 3.1.1 IEEE 802.16-2009 Air Interfaces 43 -- 3.1.2 Protocol Reference Model 44 -- 3.2 IEEE 802.16m 45 -- 3.2.1 IEEE 802.16m Air Interface 48 -- 3.2.2 System Reference Model 48 -- 3.3 Summary of Functionalities 48 -- 3.3.1 Frame Structure 48 -- 3.3.2 Network Entry 50 -- 3.3.3 QoS and Bandwidth Reservation 51 -- 3.3.4 Mobility Management 53 -- 3.3.5 Security 56 -- 4 Frame Structure, Addressing and Identification 59 -- 4.1 Frame Structure in IEEE 802.16-2009 59 -- 4.1.1 TDD Frame Structure 60 -- 4.1.2 FDD/HD-FDD Frame Structure 62.
4.2 Frame Structure in IEEE 802.16j 62 -- 4.2.1 Frame Structure in Transparent Relaying 63 -- 4.2.2 Frame Structure in Non-Transparent Relaying 65 -- 4.3 Frame Structure in IEEE 802.16m 69 -- 4.3.1 Basic Frame Structure 69 -- 4.3.2 Frame Structure Supporting IEEE 802.16-2009 Frames 70 -- 4.4 Addressing and Connections Identification 71 -- 4.4.1 Logical identifiers in IEEE 802.16-2009 71 -- 4.4.2 Logical identifiers in IEEE 802.16j-2009 72 -- 4.4.3 Logical identifiers in IEEE 802.16m 73 -- 5 Network Entry, Initialization and Ranging 75 -- 5.1 Network Entry in IEEE 802.16-2009 75 -- 5.1.1 Initial Ranging 77 -- 5.1.2 Periodic Ranging 78 -- 5.1.3 Periodic Ranging in OFDM 79 -- 5.1.4 Periodic Ranging in OFDMA 79 -- 5.2 Network Entry in IEEE 802.16j-2009 80 -- 5.2.1 Initial Ranging 82 -- 5.2.2 Periodic Ranging 83 -- 5.3 Network Entry in IEEE 802.16m 84 -- 6 Quality of Service and Bandwidth Reservation 87 -- 6.1 QoS in IEEE 802.16-2009 88 -- 6.1.1 QoS Performance Measures 88 -- 6.1.2 Classification 89 -- 6.1.3 Signaling Bandwidth Requests and Grants 93 -- 6.1.4 Bandwidth Allocation and Traffic Handling 97 -- 6.2 Quality of Service in IEEE 802.16j 99 -- 6.2.1 Classification 99 -- 6.2.2 Signaling Bandwidth Requests and Grants 99 -- 6.2.3 Bandwidth Allocation and Traffic Handling 103 -- 6.3 QoS in IEEE 802.16m 104 -- 6.3.1 QoS Parameters 104 -- 6.3.2 Classification 104 -- 6.3.3 Bandwidth Request and Grant 104 -- 6.3.4 Bandwidth Allocation and Traffic Handling 105 -- 7 Mobility Management 107 -- 7.1 Mobility Management in IEEE 802.16-2009 107 -- 7.1.1 Acquiring Network Topology 109 -- 7.1.2 Association Procedures 109 -- 7.1.3 The Handover Process 110 -- 7.1.4 Optional Handover Modes 112 -- 7.2 Mobility Management in IEEE 802.16j-2009 114 -- 7.2.1 MR-BS and RS Behavior during MS Handover 114 -- 7.2.2 Mobile RS Handover 115 -- 7.3 Mobility Management in IEEE 802.16m 117 -- 7.3.1 ABS to ABS Handovers 117 -- 7.3.2 Mixed Handover Types 118 -- 7.3.3 Inter-RAT Handovers 119 -- 7.3.4 Handovers in Relay, Femtocells and Multicarrier IEEE 802.16m Networks 119.
8 Security 121 -- 8.1 Security in IEEE 802.16-2009 121 -- 8.1.1 Security Associations 122 -- 8.1.2 Authentication 122 -- 8.1.3 Encryption 123 -- 8.2 Security in IEEE 802.16j-2009 124 -- 8.2.1 Security Zones 125 -- 8.3 Security in IEEE 802.16m 125 -- Part II LTE AND LTE-ADVANCED NETWORKS 127 -- 9 Overview of LTE and LTE-Advanced Networks 129 -- 9.1 Overview of LTE Networks 129 -- 9.1.1 The Radio Protocol Architecture 131 -- 9.1.2 The Interfaces 132 -- 9.1.3 Support for Home eNBs (Femtocells) 133 -- 9.1.4 Air Interface 134 -- 9.2 Overview of Part II 135 -- 9.2.1 Frame Structure 135 -- 9.2.2 UE States and State Transitions 136 -- 9.2.3 Quality of Service and Bandwidth Reservation 137 -- 9.2.4 Mobility Management 139 -- 9.2.5 Security 142 -- References 145 -- 10 Frame-Structure and Node Identification 147 -- 10.1 Frame-Structure in LTE 147 -- 10.1.1 Resource Block Structure 149 -- 10.2 Frame-Structure in LTE-Advanced 151 -- 10.3 LTE Identification, Naming and Addressing 151 -- 10.3.1 Identification 152 -- 10.3.2 Addressing 153 -- 11 UE States and State Transitions 161 -- 11.1 Overview of a UE's State Transitions 161 -- 11.2 IDLE Processes 162 -- 11.2.1 PLMN Selection 162 -- 11.2.2 Cell Selection and Reselection 163 -- 11.2.3 Location Registration 164 -- 11.2.4 Support for Manual CSG ID Selection 164 -- 11.3 Acquiring System Information 164 -- 11.4 Connection Establishment and Control 165 -- 11.4.1 Random Access Procedure 165 -- 11.4.2 Connection Establishment 167 -- 11.4.3 Connection Reconfiguration 168 -- 11.4.4 Connection Re-establishment 169 -- 11.4.5 Connection Release 169 -- 11.4.6 Leaving the RRC_CONNECTED State 170 -- 11.5 Mapping between AS and NAS States 170 -- 12 Quality of Service and Bandwidth Reservation 173 -- 12.1 QoS Performance Measures 173 -- 12.2 Classification 174 -- 12.3 Signaling for Bandwidth Requests and Grants 175 -- 12.3.1 Dedicated Bearer 176 -- 12.3.2 Default Bearer 179 -- 12.4 Bandwidth Allocation and Traffic Handling 180 -- 12.4.1 Scheduling 180.
12.4.2 Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request 182 -- 12.5 QoS in LTE-Advanced 184 -- 12.5.1 Carrier Aggregation 184 -- 12.5.2 Coordinated Multipoint Transmission/Reception (CoMP) 184 -- 12.5.3 Relaying in LTE-Advanced 185 -- 13 Mobility Management 189 -- 13.1 Overview 189 -- 13.2 Drivers and Limitations for Mobility Control 190 -- 13.3 Mobility Management and UE States 192 -- 13.3.1 IDLE State Mobility Management 192 -- 13.3.2 CONNECTED State Mobility Management 193 -- 13.4 Considerations for Inter RAT Mobility 195 -- 13.4.1 Cell Reselection 196 -- 13.4.2 Handover 196 -- 13.5 CSG and Hybrid HeNB Cells 196 -- 13.6 Mobility Management Signaling 198 -- 13.6.1 X2 Mobility Management 198 -- 13.6.2 S1 Mobility Management 201 -- 14 Security 203 -- 14.1 Design Rationale 203 -- 14.2 LTE Security Architecture 204 -- 14.3 EPS Key Hierarchy 206 -- 14.4 State Transitions and Mobility 208 -- 14.5 Procedures between UE and EPC Elements 209 -- 14.5.1 EPS Authentication and Key Agreement (AKA) 209 -- 14.5.2 Distribution of Authentication Data from HSS to Serving Network 210 -- 14.5.3 User Identification by a Permanent Identity 210 -- Part III COMPARISON 211 -- 15 A Requirements Comparison 213 -- 15.1 Evolution of the IMT-Advanced Standards 213 -- 15.2 Comparing Spectral Efficiency 216 -- 15.2.1 OFDMA Implementation 216 -- 15.2.2 MIMO Implementation 217 -- 15.2.3 Spectrum Flexibility 219 -- 15.3 Comparing Relay Adoption 222 -- 15.4 Comparing Network Architectures 223 -- 15.4.1 ASN/AN (E-UTRAN) and the MME and the S-GW 223 -- 15.4.2 CSN/PDN-GW 225 -- 16 Coexistence and Inter-Technology Handovers 227 -- 16.1 Intersystem Interference 227 -- 16.1.1 Types of Intersystem Interference 228 -- 16.2 Inter-Technology Access 230 -- 16.2.1 Approaches to Inter-Technology Mobility 230 -- 16.2.2 Examples of Inter-Technology Access 231 -- References 235 -- 17 Supporting Quality of Service 237 -- 17.1 Scheduling in WiMAX 237 -- 17.1.1 Homogeneous Algorithms 239 -- 17.1.2 Hybrid Algorithms 240 -- 17.1.3 Opportunistic Algorithms 241.
17.2 Scheduling in LTE and LTE-Advanced 243 -- 17.2.1 Scheduling the Uplink 243 -- 17.2.2 Scheduling the Downlink 245 -- 17.3 Quantitative Comparison between LTE and WiMAX 246 -- 17.3.1 VoIP Scheduling in LTE and WiMAX 246 -- 17.3.2 Power Consumption in LTE and WiMAX Base Stations 247 -- 17.3.3 Comparing OFDMA and SC-FDMA 247 -- References 247 -- 18 The Market View 251 -- 18.1 Towards 4G Networks 252 -- 18.2 IMT-Advanced Market Outlook 253 -- 18.2.1 Spectrum Allocation 254 -- 18.2.2 Small Cells 255 -- 18.2.3 The WiFi Spread 255 -- 18.2.4 The Backhaul Bottleneck 256 -- 18.2.5 Readiness for 4G 256 -- 18.3 The Road Ahead 257 -- References 257 -- 19 The Road Ahead 259 -- 19.1 Network Capacity 260 -- 19.2 Access Heterogeneity 261 -- 19.3 Cognitive Radio and Dynamic Spectrum 261 -- 19.4 Network Intelligence 262 -- 19.5 Access Network Architecture 263 -- 19.6 Radio Resource Management 263 -- 19.7 Green Wireless Access 265 -- References 266 -- Index 269.
Summary: "This book will provide a concise introduction to both WiMAX and LTE, covering both interface and networking considerations. While there are many books which examine LTE or WiMAX there are few which compare the two technologies. While Parts I and II introduce and examine WiMAX and LTE respectively, Part III of this book will offer a multi-faceted comparison, carefully analyzing and distinguishing the characteristics of each technology and spanning both technical and economic merits. As well as offering a comparison between the two technologies, this book will provide a comprehensive description of each technology and its services at the practical and research level"-- Provided by publisher.Summary: "This book will provide a concise introduction to both WiMAX and LTE, covering both interface and networking considerations"-- Provided by publisher.
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About the Authors xv -- Preface xvii -- Acknowledgements xix -- List of Abbreviations xxi -- 1 Introduction 1 -- 1.1 Evolution of Wireless Networks 3 -- 1.2 Why IMT-Advanced 5 -- 1.3 The ITU-R Requirements for IMT-Advanced Networks 6 -- 1.3.1 Cell Spectral Efficiency 10 -- 1.3.2 Peak Spectral Efficiency 10 -- 1.3.3 Bandwidth 10 -- 1.3.4 Cell Edge User Spectral Efficiency 10 -- 1.3.5 Latency 10 -- 1.3.6 Rates per Mobility Class 11 -- 1.3.7 Handover Interruption Time 11 -- 1.3.8 VoIP Capacity 12 -- 1.3.9 Spectrum 13 -- 1.4 IMT-Advanced Networks 13 -- 1.4.1 LTE-Advanced 13 -- 1.4.2 IEEE 802.16m 14 -- 1.5 Book Overview 15 -- References 16 -- 2 Enabling Technologies for IMT-Advanced Networks 19 -- 2.1 Multicarrier Modulation and Multiple Access 20 -- 2.1.1 OFDM 20 -- 2.1.2 OFDMA 22 -- 2.1.3 SC-FDMA 22 -- 2.2 Multiuser Diversity and Scheduling 23 -- 2.3 Adaptive Coding and Modulation 23 -- 2.4 Frequency Reuse 24 -- 2.5 Wideband Transmissions 25 -- 2.6 Multiple Antenna Techniques 27 -- 2.7 Relaying 29 -- 2.8 Femtocells 30 -- 2.9 Coordinated Multi-Point (CoMP) Transmission 33 -- 2.9.1 Interference Cancellation 34 -- 2.9.2 Single Point Feedback/Single Point Reception 35 -- 2.9.3 Multichannel Feedback/Single Point Reception 35 -- 2.9.4 Multichannel Feedback/Multipoint Reception 35 -- 2.9.5 Inter-Cell MIMO 35 -- 2.10 Power Management 36 -- 2.11 Inter-Technology Handovers 36 -- References 37 -- Part I WIMAX 39 -- 3 WiMAX Networks 41 -- 3.1 IEEE 802.16-2009 41 -- 3.1.1 IEEE 802.16-2009 Air Interfaces 43 -- 3.1.2 Protocol Reference Model 44 -- 3.2 IEEE 802.16m 45 -- 3.2.1 IEEE 802.16m Air Interface 48 -- 3.2.2 System Reference Model 48 -- 3.3 Summary of Functionalities 48 -- 3.3.1 Frame Structure 48 -- 3.3.2 Network Entry 50 -- 3.3.3 QoS and Bandwidth Reservation 51 -- 3.3.4 Mobility Management 53 -- 3.3.5 Security 56 -- 4 Frame Structure, Addressing and Identification 59 -- 4.1 Frame Structure in IEEE 802.16-2009 59 -- 4.1.1 TDD Frame Structure 60 -- 4.1.2 FDD/HD-FDD Frame Structure 62.

4.2 Frame Structure in IEEE 802.16j 62 -- 4.2.1 Frame Structure in Transparent Relaying 63 -- 4.2.2 Frame Structure in Non-Transparent Relaying 65 -- 4.3 Frame Structure in IEEE 802.16m 69 -- 4.3.1 Basic Frame Structure 69 -- 4.3.2 Frame Structure Supporting IEEE 802.16-2009 Frames 70 -- 4.4 Addressing and Connections Identification 71 -- 4.4.1 Logical identifiers in IEEE 802.16-2009 71 -- 4.4.2 Logical identifiers in IEEE 802.16j-2009 72 -- 4.4.3 Logical identifiers in IEEE 802.16m 73 -- 5 Network Entry, Initialization and Ranging 75 -- 5.1 Network Entry in IEEE 802.16-2009 75 -- 5.1.1 Initial Ranging 77 -- 5.1.2 Periodic Ranging 78 -- 5.1.3 Periodic Ranging in OFDM 79 -- 5.1.4 Periodic Ranging in OFDMA 79 -- 5.2 Network Entry in IEEE 802.16j-2009 80 -- 5.2.1 Initial Ranging 82 -- 5.2.2 Periodic Ranging 83 -- 5.3 Network Entry in IEEE 802.16m 84 -- 6 Quality of Service and Bandwidth Reservation 87 -- 6.1 QoS in IEEE 802.16-2009 88 -- 6.1.1 QoS Performance Measures 88 -- 6.1.2 Classification 89 -- 6.1.3 Signaling Bandwidth Requests and Grants 93 -- 6.1.4 Bandwidth Allocation and Traffic Handling 97 -- 6.2 Quality of Service in IEEE 802.16j 99 -- 6.2.1 Classification 99 -- 6.2.2 Signaling Bandwidth Requests and Grants 99 -- 6.2.3 Bandwidth Allocation and Traffic Handling 103 -- 6.3 QoS in IEEE 802.16m 104 -- 6.3.1 QoS Parameters 104 -- 6.3.2 Classification 104 -- 6.3.3 Bandwidth Request and Grant 104 -- 6.3.4 Bandwidth Allocation and Traffic Handling 105 -- 7 Mobility Management 107 -- 7.1 Mobility Management in IEEE 802.16-2009 107 -- 7.1.1 Acquiring Network Topology 109 -- 7.1.2 Association Procedures 109 -- 7.1.3 The Handover Process 110 -- 7.1.4 Optional Handover Modes 112 -- 7.2 Mobility Management in IEEE 802.16j-2009 114 -- 7.2.1 MR-BS and RS Behavior during MS Handover 114 -- 7.2.2 Mobile RS Handover 115 -- 7.3 Mobility Management in IEEE 802.16m 117 -- 7.3.1 ABS to ABS Handovers 117 -- 7.3.2 Mixed Handover Types 118 -- 7.3.3 Inter-RAT Handovers 119 -- 7.3.4 Handovers in Relay, Femtocells and Multicarrier IEEE 802.16m Networks 119.

8 Security 121 -- 8.1 Security in IEEE 802.16-2009 121 -- 8.1.1 Security Associations 122 -- 8.1.2 Authentication 122 -- 8.1.3 Encryption 123 -- 8.2 Security in IEEE 802.16j-2009 124 -- 8.2.1 Security Zones 125 -- 8.3 Security in IEEE 802.16m 125 -- Part II LTE AND LTE-ADVANCED NETWORKS 127 -- 9 Overview of LTE and LTE-Advanced Networks 129 -- 9.1 Overview of LTE Networks 129 -- 9.1.1 The Radio Protocol Architecture 131 -- 9.1.2 The Interfaces 132 -- 9.1.3 Support for Home eNBs (Femtocells) 133 -- 9.1.4 Air Interface 134 -- 9.2 Overview of Part II 135 -- 9.2.1 Frame Structure 135 -- 9.2.2 UE States and State Transitions 136 -- 9.2.3 Quality of Service and Bandwidth Reservation 137 -- 9.2.4 Mobility Management 139 -- 9.2.5 Security 142 -- References 145 -- 10 Frame-Structure and Node Identification 147 -- 10.1 Frame-Structure in LTE 147 -- 10.1.1 Resource Block Structure 149 -- 10.2 Frame-Structure in LTE-Advanced 151 -- 10.3 LTE Identification, Naming and Addressing 151 -- 10.3.1 Identification 152 -- 10.3.2 Addressing 153 -- 11 UE States and State Transitions 161 -- 11.1 Overview of a UE's State Transitions 161 -- 11.2 IDLE Processes 162 -- 11.2.1 PLMN Selection 162 -- 11.2.2 Cell Selection and Reselection 163 -- 11.2.3 Location Registration 164 -- 11.2.4 Support for Manual CSG ID Selection 164 -- 11.3 Acquiring System Information 164 -- 11.4 Connection Establishment and Control 165 -- 11.4.1 Random Access Procedure 165 -- 11.4.2 Connection Establishment 167 -- 11.4.3 Connection Reconfiguration 168 -- 11.4.4 Connection Re-establishment 169 -- 11.4.5 Connection Release 169 -- 11.4.6 Leaving the RRC_CONNECTED State 170 -- 11.5 Mapping between AS and NAS States 170 -- 12 Quality of Service and Bandwidth Reservation 173 -- 12.1 QoS Performance Measures 173 -- 12.2 Classification 174 -- 12.3 Signaling for Bandwidth Requests and Grants 175 -- 12.3.1 Dedicated Bearer 176 -- 12.3.2 Default Bearer 179 -- 12.4 Bandwidth Allocation and Traffic Handling 180 -- 12.4.1 Scheduling 180.

12.4.2 Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request 182 -- 12.5 QoS in LTE-Advanced 184 -- 12.5.1 Carrier Aggregation 184 -- 12.5.2 Coordinated Multipoint Transmission/Reception (CoMP) 184 -- 12.5.3 Relaying in LTE-Advanced 185 -- 13 Mobility Management 189 -- 13.1 Overview 189 -- 13.2 Drivers and Limitations for Mobility Control 190 -- 13.3 Mobility Management and UE States 192 -- 13.3.1 IDLE State Mobility Management 192 -- 13.3.2 CONNECTED State Mobility Management 193 -- 13.4 Considerations for Inter RAT Mobility 195 -- 13.4.1 Cell Reselection 196 -- 13.4.2 Handover 196 -- 13.5 CSG and Hybrid HeNB Cells 196 -- 13.6 Mobility Management Signaling 198 -- 13.6.1 X2 Mobility Management 198 -- 13.6.2 S1 Mobility Management 201 -- 14 Security 203 -- 14.1 Design Rationale 203 -- 14.2 LTE Security Architecture 204 -- 14.3 EPS Key Hierarchy 206 -- 14.4 State Transitions and Mobility 208 -- 14.5 Procedures between UE and EPC Elements 209 -- 14.5.1 EPS Authentication and Key Agreement (AKA) 209 -- 14.5.2 Distribution of Authentication Data from HSS to Serving Network 210 -- 14.5.3 User Identification by a Permanent Identity 210 -- Part III COMPARISON 211 -- 15 A Requirements Comparison 213 -- 15.1 Evolution of the IMT-Advanced Standards 213 -- 15.2 Comparing Spectral Efficiency 216 -- 15.2.1 OFDMA Implementation 216 -- 15.2.2 MIMO Implementation 217 -- 15.2.3 Spectrum Flexibility 219 -- 15.3 Comparing Relay Adoption 222 -- 15.4 Comparing Network Architectures 223 -- 15.4.1 ASN/AN (E-UTRAN) and the MME and the S-GW 223 -- 15.4.2 CSN/PDN-GW 225 -- 16 Coexistence and Inter-Technology Handovers 227 -- 16.1 Intersystem Interference 227 -- 16.1.1 Types of Intersystem Interference 228 -- 16.2 Inter-Technology Access 230 -- 16.2.1 Approaches to Inter-Technology Mobility 230 -- 16.2.2 Examples of Inter-Technology Access 231 -- References 235 -- 17 Supporting Quality of Service 237 -- 17.1 Scheduling in WiMAX 237 -- 17.1.1 Homogeneous Algorithms 239 -- 17.1.2 Hybrid Algorithms 240 -- 17.1.3 Opportunistic Algorithms 241.

17.2 Scheduling in LTE and LTE-Advanced 243 -- 17.2.1 Scheduling the Uplink 243 -- 17.2.2 Scheduling the Downlink 245 -- 17.3 Quantitative Comparison between LTE and WiMAX 246 -- 17.3.1 VoIP Scheduling in LTE and WiMAX 246 -- 17.3.2 Power Consumption in LTE and WiMAX Base Stations 247 -- 17.3.3 Comparing OFDMA and SC-FDMA 247 -- References 247 -- 18 The Market View 251 -- 18.1 Towards 4G Networks 252 -- 18.2 IMT-Advanced Market Outlook 253 -- 18.2.1 Spectrum Allocation 254 -- 18.2.2 Small Cells 255 -- 18.2.3 The WiFi Spread 255 -- 18.2.4 The Backhaul Bottleneck 256 -- 18.2.5 Readiness for 4G 256 -- 18.3 The Road Ahead 257 -- References 257 -- 19 The Road Ahead 259 -- 19.1 Network Capacity 260 -- 19.2 Access Heterogeneity 261 -- 19.3 Cognitive Radio and Dynamic Spectrum 261 -- 19.4 Network Intelligence 262 -- 19.5 Access Network Architecture 263 -- 19.6 Radio Resource Management 263 -- 19.7 Green Wireless Access 265 -- References 266 -- Index 269.

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"This book will provide a concise introduction to both WiMAX and LTE, covering both interface and networking considerations. While there are many books which examine LTE or WiMAX there are few which compare the two technologies. While Parts I and II introduce and examine WiMAX and LTE respectively, Part III of this book will offer a multi-faceted comparison, carefully analyzing and distinguishing the characteristics of each technology and spanning both technical and economic merits. As well as offering a comparison between the two technologies, this book will provide a comprehensive description of each technology and its services at the practical and research level"-- Provided by publisher.

"This book will provide a concise introduction to both WiMAX and LTE, covering both interface and networking considerations"-- Provided by publisher.

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