Chapter 20

Final Thoughts

The focus of this book has been on the LTE radio-access technology, from the first version in release 8, via release 9 to release 10. LTE release 10 is the latest version of the LTE radio-access specifications, sometimes also referred to as LTE-Advanced and approved by the ITU as the first IMT-Advanced technology.

The basic technologies described in Chapters 26 served as a foundation for the detailed discussion and explanation of the LTE radio-access technology in the subsequent chapters, providing information about the LTE radio-network architecture, the basic transmission structure, and all the protocols and procedures needed for a complete radio-access network.

The capabilities and system performance of LTE were illustrated ...

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