SRK 2012

Release-10 of LTE, also referred to as LTE-A (LTE-Advanced), is a major enhancement of the LTE (Long Term Evolution) standard developed by the 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project). LTE-A was ratified by the ITU (International Telecommunication Union) as an IMT-Advanced (fourth generation, 4G) in January 2012. The presentation given by Ericsson will provide a system-level overview of LTE-A and beyond. LTE-A addressed the ITU peak data rate and user throughput targets with wider supported spectrum bandwidth and high-order MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output) transmission with up to eight spatial layers on the downlink and four spatial layers on the uplink. In Release 11 (as a Release 10 LTE-A refinement) and Release 12 (new step in evolution - ‘LTE-B’) LTE-A functionalities will evolve to provide better support for coordinated multipoint (CoMP) transmission, heterogeneous networks, energy efficiency, local-area access, machine-type communication, and cross-layer optimization. The goal is to design a system that meets the requirements of emerging services and deployment conditions, preparing for the use of high frequency bands and ultra dense urban deployments further into the future.