Introduction to 4G LTE-Advanced

• What is 4G?
• LTE-Advanced Requirements
• LTE Advanced Techniques
• Carrier Aggregation
• MIMO
• Precoding
• Coordinated Multipoint Operation (CoMP)
• Relay Nodes
• HetNet/Small Cells
• Types of Cells
• FemtoCells: Key Features
• Self-Organizing Network (SON)
• Management and Configuration
• Enhanced Inter-Cell Interference Coordination (eICIC)
• Carrier Aggregation with Cross-Carrier Scheduling
• CoMP with Small Cells
• Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS)
• Enhancements in Release 12
• Enhanced Small Cells
• Device to Device Communication (D2D)
• WLAN/3GPP Radio Interworking
• HetNet Mobility Enhancements
• Smart Congestion Mitigation (SCM)
• Machine-Type Applications
• FDD-TDD Carrier Integration
• Dynamic TDD
• Inter-eNB CoMP
• Voice over LTE (VoLTE)
• LTE-Advanced Books
• Small Cells - Books
• LTE-Advanced Specifications
• Femtocell Specifications
• LTE-Advanced References

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