Title page -- Table of Contents -- List of Contributors -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 To the reader -- 1.2 Content -- 1.3 Scope -- Reference -- 2 LTE Backhaul -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 LTE Backhaul Planes -- 2.3 Radio Features of LTE and LTE-A -- 2.4 Requirements for LTE Backhaul (SLAs) -- 2.5 Transport Services -- 2.6 Planning Problems -- 2.7 LTE Backhaul Technologies -- 2.8 Small Cell Backhaul -- 2.9 Future Radio Features Affecting Backhaul -- 2.10 Related Standards and Industry Forums -- 2.11 Operator Example -- References -- 3 Economic Modeling and Strategic Input for LTE Backhaul -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Strategic Input for Planning -- 3.3 Quantifying benefits -- 3.4 Quantifying costs -- 3.5 Case router -- 3.6 Wireless Backhaul Case Study -- References -- Further Reading -- 4 Dimensioning Aspects and Analytical Models of LTE MBH Networks -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Dimensioning Paradigm -- 4.3 Applications and QoE: Considerations -- 4.4 Dimensioning Requirements -- 4.5 Traffic Models -- 4.6 Network models -- 4.7 Dimensioning -- References -- 5 Planning and Optimizing Mobile Backhaul for LTE -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Backhaul Network Deployment Scenarios -- 5.3 Network Topology and Transport Media -- 5.4 Availability and Resiliency Schemes -- 5.5 QoS Planning -- 5.6 Link Bandwidth Dimensioning -- 5.7 Dimensioning Other Traffic Types -- 5.8 Base Station Site Solutions -- 5.9 Security Solutions -- 5.10 IP Planning -- 5.11 Synchronization Planning -- 5.12 Self-Organizing Networks (SON) and Management System Connectivity -- 5.13 LTE Backhaul Optimization -- References -- 6 Design Examples -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Scenario #1: Microwave -- 6.3 Scenario #2: Leased Line -- Reference -- 7 Network Management -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 NMS Architecture -- 7.3 Fault Management.

7.4 Performance Management -- 7.5 Configuration Management (CM) -- 7.6 Optimization -- 7.7 Self-Organizing Network (SON) -- 7.8 O&M Protocols -- 7.9 Planning of Network Management System -- References -- 8 Summary -- Index -- End User License Agreement.