Understanding LTE with MATLAB

Preface

The LTE (Long Term Evolution) and LTE-Advanced are the latest mobile communications standards developed by the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP). These standards represent a transformative change in the evolution of mobile technology. Within the present decade, the network infrastructures and mobile terminals have been designed and upgraded to support the LTE standards. As these systems are deployed in every corner of the globe, the LTE standards have finally realized the dream of providing a truly global broadband mobile access technology.

In this book we will examine the LTE mobile communications standard, and specifically its PHY (Physical Layer), in order to understand how and why it can achieve such a remarkable feat. We will look at it simultaneously from an academic and a pragmatic point of view. We will relate the mathematical foundation of its enabling technologies, such as Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) and Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO), to its ability to achieve such a superb performance. We will also show how pragmatic engineering considerations have shaped the formulation of many of its components. As an integral part of this book, we will use MATLAB®, a technical computing language and simulation environment widely used by the scientific and engineering community, to clarify the mathematical concepts and constructs, provide algorithms, testbenches, and illustrations, and give the reader a deep understanding of the specifications ...