3GPP LTE Fundamentals
LTE Overview
LTE Major Features
LTE Air Interface
LTE Overview
What is LTE
LTE
LTE
Overview
Overview
LTE Major
Features
Why want LTE
Standard Evolution
Network Architecture
LTE Air
Interface
Marketing Status
What is LTE?
What is LTE?
- LTE is a 3GPP project name for the evolution of UMTS
- It is now linked with the development of a new air interface
- Existed together the evolution of UMTS via HSDPA and HSUPA
Formal names of LTE:
- Evolved UTRA (E-UTRA) / Evolved UTRAN (E-UTRAN)
- Evolved UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access
- Evolved UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network
Related names:
- 3.9G,Super 3G, Beyond 3G, HSOPA(Evolution of HSDPA/HSUPA with OFDM)
- These terms are not standard, and may fade out soon.
LTE Core Network name:
It is called SAE (System Architecture Evolution).
It refers to the evolved core network.
Why want LTE?
Design requirements ( TR 25.913 ):
• Data Rate:
100 Mbps ( DL ) and 50 Mbps ( UL ) for 20 MHz
• Throughput:
3-4 times better than release 6 (DL )
2-3 times better than release 6 (UL )
• Spectrum Efficiency:
3-4 times better than release 6 (DL )
2-3 times better than release 6 (UL )
Why want LTE?
Design requirements ( TR 25.913 ):
• Latency RTT less than 10ms
• Spectrum allocation:
operation in paired ( FDD ) and unpaired ( TDD ) spectrum
• Bandwidth:
scalable bandwidths of 5 MHz, 10 MHz, 15 MHz and 20 MHz
bandwidths smaller than 5 MHz supported for more flexibility
• Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Services ( MBMS ):
further enhanced and referred to as E-MBMS
Wireless evolution:
Five competing 3.9G systems
2G
IS-95A
cdma
GSM
IS-136
TDMA
PDC
802.11b
2.5
G
IS-95B
IS-95B
cdma
cdma
HSCSD
GPRS
3G
IS-95C
cdma2000
E-GPRS
EDGE
W-CDMA
FDD
W-CDMA
TDD
iMode
TD-
SCDMA
LCR-TDD
3.5
G
1xEV-DO
Release 0
1xEV-DO
Release A
1xEV-DO
Release B
HSDPA
FDD &
TDD
HSUPA
FDD &
TDD
3.9G
UMB
cf 802.20
LTE
E-UTRA
EDGE
Evolutio
n
HSPA+
802.16e
Mobile
WiMAXTM
802.11a
802.11g
802.11h
802.11n
802.16d
Fixed
WiMAXTM
WiBRO
Standard evolution ( RAN & GERAN )
Commercial
introduction
Main feature of Release
Basic 3.84 Mcps W-CDMA (FDD & TDD)
1.28 Mcps TDD (aka TD-SCDMA)
HSDPA
HSUPA
HSPA+ (64QAM DL, MIMO 16QAM UL).
Many smaller features plus
LTE & SAE Study items
LTE Work item – OFDMA air interface
SAE Work item New IP core network
More HSPA+
1999
3GPP
Release
Rel-99
Rel-4
Rel-5
Rel-6
Rel-7
2003
Trials
2006
2007
2008+
Rel-8
2009 -2010?
2010