LTE signaling, troubleshooting, and optimization / Ralf Kreher and Karsten Gaenger

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Standards, Protocols, and Functions -- 1.1 LTE Standards and Standard Roadmap -- 1.2 LTE Radio Access Network Architecture -- 1.3 Network Elements and Functions -- 1.4 Area and Subscriber Identities -- 1.5 User Equipment -- 1.6 QoS Architecture -- 1.7 LTE Security -- 1.8 Radio Interface Basics -- 1.9 LTE Network Protocol Architecture -- 1.10 Protocols Functions, Encoding, Basic Messages, and Information Elements -- 2 E-UTRAN/EPC Signaling -- 2.1 S1 Setup -- 2.2 Initial Attach -- 2.3 UE Context Release Requested by e-NodeB -- 2.4 UE Service Request -- 2.5 Dedicated Bearer Setup -- 2.6 Inter-eNodeB Handover over X2 -- 2.7 S1 Handover -- 2.8 Dedicated Bearer Release -- 2.9 Detach -- 2.10 Failure Cases in E-UTRAN and EPC -- 3 Radio Interface Signaling Procedures -- 3.1 RRC Connection Setup, Attach, and Default Bearer Setup -- 3.2 Failure Cases -- 4 Key Performance Indicators and Measurements for LTE Radio Network Optimization -- 4.1 Monitoring Solutions for LTE Interfaces -- 4.2 Monitoring the Scheduler Efficiency -- 4.3 Radio Quality Measurements -- 4.4 Control Plane Performance Counters and Delay Measurements -- 4.5 User Plane KPIs -- Acronyms -- Bibliography -- Index.

"LTE Signalling, Troubleshooting and Performance Measurement describes the LTE signalling protocols and procedures for the third generation of mobile communications and beyond".