Author(s):

David Astély, Erik Dahlman, Anders Furuskär, Ylva Jading, Magnus Lindström, and Stefan Parkvall

IEEE communication magazine

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LTE: The Evolution of Mobile Broadband (pdf)

Abstract:
This article provides an overview of the LTE radio interface, recently approved by the 3GPP,¨together with a more in-depth description of its features such as spectrum flexibility, multi-antenna transmission, and inter-cell interference control. The performance of LTE and some of its key features is illustrated with simulation results. The article is concluded with an outlook into the future evolution of LTE.

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