Martin Sauter - From GSM to LTE-Advanced Pro and 5G: An Introduction to Mobile Networks and Mobile Broadband

1. Chapter 1
2. Chapter 2
3. Chapter 3
4. Chapter 4
5. Chapter 6
6. Chapter 7
7. Chapter 8

1. Chapter 1
2. Chapter 2
3. Chapter 3
4. Chapter 4
5. Chapter 5
6. Chapter 6
7. Chapter 7
8. Chapter 8

Fourth Edition

Martin Sauter

WirelessMoves

Cologne

Germany

This fourth edition first published 2021
2021 John Wiley & Sons Ltd

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Names: Sauter, Martin, author. | John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., publisher.
Title: From GSM to LTEAdvanced Pro and 5G : an introduction to mobile networks and mobile broadband / Martin Sauter.
Other titles: From GSM to LTE
Description: Fourth edition. | Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, 2021. | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2020031695 (print) | LCCN 2020031696 (ebook) | ISBN 9781119714675 (cloth) | ISBN 9781119714705 (adobe pdf) | ISBN 9781119714699 (epub)
Subjects: LCSH: Mobile communication systems. | Global system for mobile communications. | LongTerm Evolution (Telecommunications). | 5G mobile communication systems.
Classification: LCC TK5103.2 .S28 2021 (print) | LCC TK5103.2 (ebook) | DDC 621.3845/6dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020031695
LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020031696

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Wireless technologies like GSM, UMTS, LTE, VoLTE, 5G NR, Wireless LAN, and Bluetooth have revolutionized the way we communicate by making services like telephony and Internet access available anytime and from almost anywhere. Currently, a great variety of technical publications offer background information about these technologies but they all fall short in one way or another. Books covering these technologies usually describe only one of the systems in detail and are generally too complex as a first introduction. The Internet is also a good source, but the articles one finds are usually too short and superficial or only deal with a specific mechanism of one of the systems. For this reason, it was difficult for me to recommend a single publication to students in my telecommunication classes, which I have been teaching in addition to my work in the wireless telecommunication industry. This book aims to change this.

Each of the eight chapters in this book gives a detailed introduction to and overview of one of the wireless systems mentioned above, and how it has been deployed in practice. Special emphasis has also been put on explaining the thoughts and reasoning behind the development of each system. For readers who want to test their understanding of a system, each chapter concludes with a list of questions. For further investigation, all chapters contain references to the relevant standards and documents. These provide ideal additional sources to find out more about a specific system or topic. In addition, a companion website with further background information and the latest news is available at http://www.wirelessmoves.com.

Since the previous edition of the book was published in 2017, mobile networks have again evolved significantly. As this book focuses on being a guide to how current network technology is being used in the field, this new edition has been significantly updated.

From a users point of view, few things have changed in 2G and 3G networks, and some network operators have even switchedoff one of the two technologies. In most parts of the world, however, 2G remains an important technology, especially for machine communication and nationwide network coverage for voice telephony. This is why even 2G and 3G networks continue to evolve on the network side. The first three chapters of the book where thus updated to reflect the completed effort to evolve these systems towards IP transport links and virtual circuit switching.

Most innovations in recent years have focused on the development and initial deployment of 5G New Radio (5G NR) and the 5G Core Network (5GC). A new chapter was therefore added to this edition that explains the need for 5G. This new chapter then gives a thorough overview of the parts of the new system that have been deployed in practice thus far, and how mobile networks are likely to evolve in the future.

The 4G LTE system has also evolved significantly in recent years to address the increasing bandwidth demand. Consequently, the chapter on LTE was extended and now includes additional material on topics such as how downlink and uplink carrier aggregation is used today, multiantenna transmissions (MIMO), handover mechanisms between 3G and 4G networks, and a discussion on the typical number of users and throughput of a cell site today.