Long Term Evolution (LTE)

By to edit Master subtitle style Click Abhijit Kaul Nitin Khanna Sahana Mallya Vaibhav Malik
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Topics

Introduction by Nitin Khanna Technical Architecture by Vaibhav Malik Business Case by Abhijit Kaul Conclusion by Sahana Mallya

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Introduction

Welcome to the world of LTE!

LTE is the next generation of Mobile broadband technology

What is LTE?

Data rates of 100 Mbps It is the next level after UMTS 3G technology Works with IP!

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Advantages

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Provides low latency Higher network throughput Increased data transfer speed More cost effectiveness Improvements over 3G network

LTE v/s Other technologies

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2G to 4G Evolution and data download rates

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Technical Architecture

What is an LTE Network made up of?

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LTE Technologies

OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) for downlink SC-FDMA (Single Carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access) for uplink MIMO (Multiple Input Multiple Output)

LTE Architecture

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Source: Ericsson (2009)

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LTE Network Elements

Evolved Node B (eNB)

Supports air interface Provides radio resource management functions

Serving Gateway (SGW)

Provides Mobility Responsible for Routing and Forwarding

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LTE Network Elements (Continued)

Packet Data Network Gateway (PDN GW)

Provides Provides

connectivity to Internet QoS and mobility between 3G and non-3G

networks

Mobility Management Entity (MME)

Manages Operates

mobility and provides security

in control plane and provides authentication

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Business Case for LTE

What is the LTE market opportunity and implications for the broader ecosystem, including equipment providers, operators, and device manufacturers? What are the revenue incentives and investment implications for operators who adopt LTE?

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Network Component Infrastructure Vendors Providers Developers Distributors Applications Application Providers Content & Content & Device

Dual-mode chips to enable seamless 3G/4G coexistence Greater computational power on board Improved battery life for media-intensive applications

Demonstrated potential through 4G lab tests and trials

Innovative applications that take advantage of LTEs bandwidth and

Focused efforts to understand & address end-user requirements

New, innovative GUI designs to take advantage of rich multimedia content

Possibly, multilatency among consumers and applications

standard base Source: LTE towards mobile broadband Altman Vilandrie & company (2009) characteristics and businesses

Potential Business Impact

Potential Impact

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Rationale
Value added applications Advertising revenues Broadband device proliferation

ARPU
(Average Revenue per User)

Inc.

CCPU
(Cash Cost per User)

Dec.

All IP Networks Backhaul Migration, multiple networks

Customer Lifetime Same Subscribers

Inc.

More devices per user

Non-contract pricing models

New applicants tap new segments

Greater BW targets performance Source: LTE towards mobile broadband Altman Vilandrie & company (2009)

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Conclusion

What does the future hold for LTE?

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LTE Future and Uses

Mass deployment to begin around 2012 Devices which are covered under LTE are Mobile phones, laptops, cameras, camcorders Assured interoperability with older wireless technologies such as GSM, WCDMA/HSPA, CDMA, TD-SCDMA

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LTE Advanced

Mobile Communication Standard

As

a major enhancement of the 3GPP LTE Standard

Peak data rates of 1 Gbps to meet IMT Advanced standards for 4G Ability to leverage advanced topology heterogenous networks such as Picocells and Femtocells Improves capacity and coverage and provides large bandwidth upto 100 MHz of spectrum

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Conclusion

We discussed the topics

What

is LTE? of LTE Networks

Architecture

Market

growth and evolution of LTE

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Thank You!

Wed like to answer any questions that you have

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Sources

http://www.radio-electronics.com/info/cellulartelec

http://tech.saroscorner.com/2009/10/are-you-looki

http://www.ericsson.com/ericsson/corpinfo/publica