Fundamentals of Cellular Network Planning and Optimisation: 2G/2.5G/3G... Evolution to 4G

Preface.

Acknowledgements.

Introduction.

1. Overview of Mobile Networks.

PART I: SECOND-GENERATION NETWORK PLANNING AND OPTIMISATION (GSM).

2. Radio Network Planning and Optimisation.

3.Transmission Network Planning and Optimisation.

4.Core Network Planning and Optimisation.

PART II: 2.5-GENERATION NETWORK PLANNING AND OPTIMISATION (GPRS AND EDGE).

5. GPRS: Network Planning and Optimisation. 

6. EDGE: Network Planning and Optimisation.

PART III: THIRD-GENERATION NETWORK PLANNING AND OPTIMISATION (WCDMA).

7. 3G Radio Network Planning and Optimisation.

8. 3G Transmission Network Planning and Optimisation.

9. 3G Core Network Planning and Optimisation.

PART IV: FOURTH-GENERATION NETWORK PLANNING (OFDM/ALL-IP/WLAN).

10. 4G Network Planning.

A. Integrated Network Planning Tool: Nokia NetAct Planner by Ari Niininen .

 B. MMS Network Planning by Christophe Landemaine.

 C. Location-based Services by Johanna Kahkonen.

 D. End-to-End System performance Measurement by N.B. Kamat.

 E. Erlang B Tables by Nezha Larhissi. 

Essential Reading.

Index.