Preface xxiv PART I: OVERVIEW Chapter 1: Cellular Networks: Concepts and Evolution 2 1.1 Evolution of Cellular Networks 2 1.2 Cellular Network Concepts 4 Cellular Organization 4 Network System Elements 10 Operation of Cellular Systems 11 1.3 First Generation (1G) 14 1.4 Second Generation (2G) 15 Time-Division Multiple Access 16 GSM Architecture 17 Radio Link Aspects 20 1.5 Third Generation (3G) 20 Code-Division Multiple Access 21 3G Architecture 21 1.6 Fourth Generation (4G) 24 E-UTRAN 26 LTE-Advanced Transmission Characteristics 29 Evolved Packet Core 33 1.7 Key Terms and Review Questions 34 Key Terms 34 Review Questions 35 Chapter 2: 5G Standards and Specifications 36 2.
1 ITU-R and IMT-2020 37 International Mobile Telecommunications 38 Capabilities 38 Usage Scenarios 41 Use Cases 43 Evaluation 46 2.2 ITU-T and IMT-2020 57 Requirements 57 Network Slicing 59 Fixed Mobile Convergence 61 IMT-2020 Core Network Framework 62 2.3 3GPP 65 3GPP Releases 69 Detailed Requirements 70 2.4 Key Terms and Review Questions 72 Key Terms 72 Review Questions 73 2.5 References and Documents 74 References 74 Documents 74 Chapter 3: Overview of 5G Use Cases and Architecture 76 3.1 5G Use Cases 77 ITU-R 77 5G Americas 77 NGMA Alliance 79 3.2 NGMN 5G Architecture Framework 81 Layered Functionality 82 Network Slicing 85 3.3 3GPP 5G Architecture 87 5G Core Network Architecture 87 Radio Access Network Architecture 94 Session Establishment 97 3.
4 Key Terms and Review Questions 98 Key Terms 98 Review Questions 99 3.5 References and Documents 99 References 99 Documents 100 PART II: USE CASES AND APPLICATIONS Chapter 4: Enhanced Mobile Broadband 102 4.1 eMBB Deployment Scenarios 103 Indoor Hotspot 104 Dense Urban 105 Rural 105 4.2 eMBB Performance Characteristics 105 Data Rate Requirements 106 Spectral Efficiency Requirements 107 Latency Requirements 108 Mobility Requirements 108 System Requirements 109 4.3 Smart Office: An Indoor Hotspot Use Case 110 4.4 Dense Urban Information Society: A Dense Urban Use Case 111 4.5 Radiocommunication Systems Between Train and Trackside: A Rural eMBB Use Case 113 Elements of RSTT 114 Applications of RSTT 114 Broadband Connectivity for Passengers 116 Linear Cell Architecture 117 4.6 Key Terms and Review Questions 118 Key Terms 118 Review Questions 118 4.
7 References and Documents 119 References 119 Documents 119 Chapter 5: Massive Machine Type Communications 122 5.1 mMTC Performance Requirements 123 5.2 The Internet of Things 124 The Scope of the Internet of Things 125 Things on the Internet of Things 128 Components of IoT-Enabled Things 128 Constrained Devices 129 IoT and Cloud Context 130 5.3 Relationship Between mMTC and the IoT 133 5.4 Relationship Between mMTC and NB-IoT and eMTC 135 Comparison of NB-IoT and eMTC 135 Low-Power Wide Area (LPWA) 136 5.5 Smart Agriculture 138 Model of IoT Deployment 138 Use Cases 140 Precision Crop Management 145 Network Performance Requirements 150 5.6 Smart Cities 150 Smart City Use Cases 151 ICT Architecture for Smart Cities 158 Network Performance Requirements 160 5.7 Key Terms and Review Questions 162 Key Terms 162 Review Questions 163 5.
8 References and Documents 163 References 163 Documents 164 Chapter 6: Ultra-Reliable and Low-Latency Communications 166 6.1 URLLC Performance Requirements 167 Latency 168 Mobility 169 Reliability 170 NGMN Definitions 170 6.2 URLLC Use Cases in Emerging Mission-Critical Applications 171 Industrial Automation 171 Ground Vehicles, Drones, and Robots 171 Tactile Interaction 171 Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality 172 Emergencies, Disasters, and Public Safety 176 Urgent Healthcare 176 Intelligent Transportation 177 6.3 URLLC Applications Based on Performance Requirements 178 Higher Reliability and Lower Latency 179 Higher Reliability, Higher Availability, and Lower Latency 180 Very Low Latency 181 Higher Accuracy Positioning 181 Higher Availability 181 Mission-Critical Services 182 6.4 Industry 4.0 182 Factory Automation Architecture 183 Application Areas 185.