Evolved Packet System (EPS): The LTE and SAE Evolution of 3G UMTS

1. Introduction.

1.1 Wireless World Picture.

1.2 About Technologies.

1.3 Standards and Organizations.

1.4 Spectrum.

1.5 The Evolution of UMTS.

1.6 Links and Documents.

2. Evolved UMTS Overview.

2.1 The Access Network Requirements.

2.2 Evolved UMTS Concepts.

2.3 Overall Evolved UMTS Architecture.

2.4 The IMS Subsystem.

2.5 Policy Control and Charging.

2.6 The Terminal.

2.7 The Evolved UMTS Interfaces.

2.8 Major Disruptions with 3G UTRAN-FDD Networks .

3. Physical Layer of E-UTRAN.

3.1 Basic Concepts of Evolved 3G Radio Interface.

3.2 OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex).

3.3 MIMO (Multiple Input Multiple Output).

3.4 Architecture of the Base Station.

3.5 The E-UTRAN Physical Layer Standard.

3.6 FDD and TDD Arrangement for E-UTRAN.

3.7 Downlink Scheme: OFDMA (FDD/TDD).

3.8 Uplink Scheme: SC-FDMA (FDD/TDD).

3.8 Uplink Scheme: SC-FDMA (FDD/TDD).

4. Evolved UMTS Architecture.

4.1 Overall Architecture.

4.2 User and Control Planes.

4.3 Radio Interface Protocols.

4.4 IMS Protocols.

5. Life in EPS Networks.

5.1 Network Attachment.

5.2 Communication Sessions.

5.3 Mobility in IDLE Mode.

5.4 Mobility in ACTIVE Mode.

6. The Services.

6.1 The Role of OMA.

6.2 Push-to-talk Over Cellular.

6.3 Presence.

6.4 Broadcast and Multicast.

6.5 Voice and Multimedia Telephony.

Glossary.

Index.