Evolution of LTE toward IMT-advanced

  • Authors:
  • S. Parkvall;A. Furuskär;E. Dahlman

  • Affiliations:
  • -;-;-

  • Venue:
  • IEEE Communications Magazine
  • Year:
  • 2011

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Abstract

This article provides a high-level overview of LTE Release 10, sometimes referred to as LTE-Advanced. First, a brief overview of the first release of LTE and some of its technology components is given, followed by a discussion on the IMT-Advanced requirements. The technology enhancements introduced to LTE in Release 10, carrier aggregation, improved multi-antenna support, relaying, and improved support for heterogeneous deployments, are described. The article is concluded with simulation results, showing that LTE Release 10 fulfills and even surpasses the requirements for IMT-Advanced.