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Introduction
Why learn about LTE FUNDAMENTALS
› 20 minutes !
› LTE today – Rel 8
› LTE tomorrow – Rel 10
Scope
Spectrum flexibility
Flexible bandwidth
New and existing bands 1.4 MHz 20 MHz
Duplex flexibility: FDD and TDD
User 1
User 2
User 3
f = 15 kHz
frequency
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LTE Radio Access – Uplink
SC-FDMA – Single Carrier FDMA (DFTS-OFDM)
› Pre-coded OFDM
› Similar to OFDM
– 15 kHz tones BUT consecutive
– Same time-domain structure
› Low Peak-to-Average Power Ratio
User 1
User 2
User 3
frequency
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LTE DL Physical Resources
12 sub-carriers
frequency
frequency
Channel coding
Direct path Tu
Reflected path
Measured by UE
Reflected path
Measured by UE
Radio channel
Radio channel
Radio channel
› Major enhancements
– Higher peak rates
– Relaying solutions
› Carrier aggregation
20 MHz 20 MHz
› Spectrum aggregation
40 MHz total bandwidth
› Spectrum flexibility
1.4 MHz 20 MHz