Cover page -- Half-title page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Introduction -- I.1. Mobile communication systems: 0G, 1G, 2G, 3G, 4G and 5G -- I.1.1. Rationale -- I.1.2. Short history of mobile communications, milestones -- I.1.2.1. 0G -- I.1.2.2. 1G -- I.1.2.3. 2G -- I.1.2.4. 3G, the need for fast data transmission -- I.1.2.5. 4G -- I.1.2.6. 5G -- I.2. High speed broadband mobile services: what the customers are waiting for -- I.2.1. Customers' expectancies -- I.2.2. Advantages of LTE for fulfilling these expectancies -- I.2.3. How the advent of smartphones impacts customers' expectations -- 1: LTE Roll-Out -- 1.1. LTE air interface superior features -- 1.1.1. Orthogonal frequency division multiplexing access (OFDMA) for the downlink -- 1.1.2. Single-carrier frequency division multiple access for uplink -- 1.1.3. Multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) transmission -- 1.1.3.1. MIMO in LTE -- 1.1.3.2. LTE MIMO basics -- 1.1.3.3. LTE MIMO modes -- 1.1.3.4. Beamforming -- 1.1.3.5. Multisite MIMO -- 1.1.3.6. Coordinated multiple point (CoMP) transmission and reception -- 1.1.3.7. Coordinated scheduling/beamforming -- 1.1.3.8. Joint processing -- 1.1.4. Support for component carrier -- 1.1.5. Relaying -- 1.2. LTE FDD, TDD and TD-LTE duplex schemes -- 1.2.1. Duplex schemes -- 1.2.2. LTE TDD/TD-LTE and TD-SCDMA -- 1.2.3. FDD LTE frequency band allocations -- 1.2.4. Allocated frequency bands in Europe, multiband operation -- 1.2.5. TDD LTE frequency band allocations -- 1.3. LTE UE category and class definitions -- 1.3.1. LTE UE category rationale -- 1.3.2. LTE UE category definitions -- 1.4. Interferences in OFDMA -- 1.5. Radio propagation software -- 1.6. Macrocells, microcells and femtocells -- 1.6.1. Macrocells -- 1.6.2. Femtocells -- 1.6.3. Remote radio heads -- 1.6.4. Heterogeneous network.

1.7. Backhaul -- 1.7.1. The unified backhaul -- 1.7.2. Future of Ethernet backhaul -- 1.7.3. UMTS IP NodeB transport over converged packet network -- 1.7.3.1. Layer 2 VPN deployment model -- 1.7.3.2. Layer 3 MPLS VPN deployment model -- 1.7.3.3. IP NodeB deployment -- 1.7.4. LTE/EPC transport over converged packet network -- 1.7.4.1. LTE factors for consideration with underlying transport network -- 1.7.4.1.1. Flattened mobile architecture -- 1.7.4.1.2. X2 interface -- 1.7.4.1.3. Distributed architecture -- 1.7.4.1.4. Traffic types -- 1.7.4.1.5. Network security and authentication -- 1.7.4.1.6. IPsec requirements -- 1.7.4.1.7. IPv6 requirements -- 1.7.4.1.8. QoS requirements -- 1.7.4.1.9. Multicast requirement -- 1.7.4.1.10. Synchronization requirements -- 1.7.4.1.11. Network convergence -- 1.7.4.1.12. RAN sharing -- 1.7.4.1.13. Fault isolation/identification and fast convergence triggering -- 1.7.4.1.14. Latency requirements -- 1.7.4.1.15. Traffic separation and IP addressing models at the eNode -- 1.7.4.2. Backhaul technology for an LTE-based converged packet network -- 1.7.4.2.1. Layer 3/MPLS VPN model for LTE/EPC deployments -- 1.7.4.2.2. Layer 2 VPN model for LTE/EPC deployments -- 1.7.4.2.3. LTE/EPC transport conclusions -- 1.7.4.3. Conclusion -- 1.8. Frequency planning -- 1.9. Compatibility with DTT -- 1.10. Health effects -- 1.10.1. Physical facts -- 1.10.2. Specific energy absorption rate -- 1.10.2.1. SAR: example of SAR calculation using light rather than microwaves -- 1.10.3. International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection -- 1.10.4. Measurements of SAR, experimental studies -- 1.10.4.1. Experimental studies - effects of RF radiation on people -- 1.10.4.2. Epidemiological studies -- 1.10.5. Comparison of SAR caused by different devices -- 1.10.5.1. RF sources we encounter daily -- 1.10.5.2. SAR values.

1.10.6. Safety limits - towers -- 1.10.6.1. Tower types -- 1.10.6.2. SAR limitations in the USA -- 1.11. Appendix 1: radio dimensioning and planning exercises (courtesy of Emmanuelle Vivier) -- 1.12. Appendix 2: relaying the radio links -- 1.13. Appendix 3: LTE-Advanced: requirements -- 2: Operation and Maintenance -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Load tests -- 2.2.1. Dimensioning of network elements to smoothly carry the traffic -- 2.2.2. Dimensioning of signaling channels -- 2.2.3. Load tests on signaling channels -- 2.3. Use of protocol analyzer: example of MAPS system -- 2.3.1. Background -- 2.3.2. Overview -- 2.3.3. Main features -- 2.3.4. Supported protocol standards -- 2.3.5. Test configuration -- 2.3.6. Call generation -- 2.3.6.1. Testing MME in S1 interface -- 2.3.7. Call reception -- 2.3.7.1. Testing eNodeB in S1 interface -- 2.3.8. Bulk call simulation -- 2.3.9. Customization of call flow and messages using preprocessing tools -- 2.3.10. Call flow and script execution control -- 2.3.11. Call statistics, events, link status -- 2.4. Appendix: TS of SA5 working group of 3GPP TSG SA -- 3: OTT Services -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.1.1. Impact of the technology -- 3.1.2. OTT applications -- 3.1.3. OTT over LTE -- 3.1.4. New services opened by the high-speed Internet generalization -- 3.2. Technical view of OTT services -- 3.2.1. OTT technology -- 3.2.1.1. Commonly used SDK -- 3.2.1.2. DRM management -- 3.2.1.3. Streaming protocol -- 3.2.1.4. OTT back office -- 3.2.2. Testing OTT performances -- 3.3. OTT services challenging TV telecommunication services -- 3.3.1. Instant messaging business -- 3.3.2. Television and video OTT services -- 3.3.3. Apple TV (source: Wikipedia) -- 3.3.4. Netflix, the 2014 OTT champion -- 3.3.5. "OTT services" provided by the network operators -- 3.3.6. The carrier: neutral or responsible?.

3.4. OTT services other than television -- 3.4.1. Dedicated services -- 3.4.2. LBS: positioning and GPS-driven applications -- 3.5. Open applications versus verticalization -- 3.5.1. The Apple model -- Conclusion -- C.1. Introduction -- C.2. Market forecast -- C.2.1. LTE terminals -- C.2.2. LTE coverage -- C.2.3. LTE and smartphones -- C.3. Observed performances of LTE in already working networks -- Bibliography -- Index.