Abstract-3GPP LTE/SAE is a next generation radio access system that supports future end-user requirements. The fundamental aim of long-term evolution (LTE) is to improve the service provisioning and reduce user and operators cost, which will be fulfilled by improving data rates, coverage, system capacity and reducing latency. The paper presents the technical overview of Long Term Evolution (LTE)/ System Architecture Evolution (SAE), the QoS provisioning aspects of Evolved Packet System (EPS), the key research challenges and the ongoing work to provide solutions. The discussion also provides an insight into 3GPP LTE-Advanced, which is the future of LTE on the roadway to 4G. The paper provides the valuable and concise information to the researchers in the area of 3GPP LTE and 4G.
Abstract-Long Term Evolution (LTE), the standard specified by 3GPP on the way towards the fourth generation mobile networks, is intended to deliver high speed data and multimedia services to next generation mobile users. The Radio Resource Management (RRM) plays a very crucial role in managing limited radio resources to enhance system's data rate and to ensure quality of service (QoS) provisioning in both uplink and downlink. LTE downlink scheduling is a RRM entity that is responsible for the allocation of shared radio resources among mobile user equipment (UEs). One of the challenges that need to be addressed in downlink scheduling algorithms is to provide higher spectral efficiency with fairness ensured to all its users. This paper proposes a novel downlink scheduling algorithm which balances its performance between efficiency (in terms of throughput) and fairness to users. The algorithm makes use of Assignment Model for resource allocation to all the selected users during each Transmission Time Interval (TTI). The proposed algorithm is simulated and the simulation results are compared with three techniques proposed in literature. The simulator results show that the new algorithm balances well between throughput and fairness.
In 4G wireless networks different access networks operate in cooperative manner. It offers seamless connectivity and high-speed multimedia services in different types of wireless networks.One of the most challenging issues related to mobility is vertical handoff. Mobile IP is a prominent solution to handle mobile node movement in 4G wireless networks. However, Mobile IP suffers from long handoff latency. Our handoff management system tries to improve the performance of handoff operation in basic integration approaches.This paper demonstrates applicability of Information Technology (IT) in 4G wireless networks by proposing a vertical handoff scheme and discusses its operations like: handoff decision-making, network selection, handoff execution.The proposed handoff scheme is suitable for both tightly and loosely coupled architectures of 4G wireless networks. The scheme represents handoff operations in two basic integration approaches.A simulation study of the vertical handoff is made to evaluate its performance in terms of dropped packets during handoffs in tightly coupled and loosely coupled architectures.
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