【资料名称】：The Mobile Broadband Evolution

【资料作者】：www.3GAmericas.org

【资料日期】：February 2009

【资料语言】：英文

【资料格式】：PDF

【资料目录和简介】：

TABLE OF CONTENTS
PREFACE .......................................................................................................................................5
1 INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................8
2 PROGRESS OF REL-99/REL-5/REL-6 UMTS ..........................................................................10
2.1 PROGRESS TIMELINE ..................................................................................................................10
3 PROGRESS AND PLANS FOR REL-7/REL-8: EVOLVED EDGE, HSPA EVOLVED/HSPA+ AND EPC/LTE ...............................................................................................................................14
4 THE GROWING DEMANDS FOR WIRELESS DATA APPLICATIONS ...................................18
4.1WIRELESS DATA TRENDS AND FORECASTS .................................................................................19
4.2WIRELESS DATA REVENUE .........................................................................................................21
4.3 3G DEVICES ..............................................................................................................................22
4.4 3G APPLICATIONS.....................................................................................................................25
4.5 IP MULTIMEDIA SUBSYSTEM (IMS) .............................................................................................34
4.6 IN-BUILDING WIRELESS SYSTEMS ...............................................................................................35
4.7 VOIP OVER CELLULAR ...............................................................................................................36
4.8 SUMMARY .................................................................................................................................37
5 OVERVIEW OF 3GPP REL-8, EVOLVED HSPA/HSPA+ ENHANCEMENTS AND EVOLVED PACKET SYSTEM (EPS): SAE/EPC AND LTE/EUTRAN ...........................................................38
5.1 EVOLVED HSPA/HSPA+ ENHANCEMENTS .................................................................................38
5.1.1 MIMO with 64QAM modulation in downlink .....................................................................38
5.1.2 Dual-carrier operation in downlink ....................................................................................38
5.1.3 Enhancements to common states ....................................................................................39
5.2 EVOLVED PACKET SYSTEM (EPS): SAE/EPC AND EUTRAN/LTE .............................................39
5.2.1 Evolved Packet System (EPS) Architecture.....................................................................39
5.2.2 EUTRAN Air-Interface ......................................................................................................56
5.3 LTE TDD .................................................................................................................................97
5.4 OTHER REL-8 ENHANCEMENTS.................................................................................................100
5.4.1 Common IMS..................................................................................................................100
5.4.2 Multimedia Priority Service .............................................................................................100
5.4.3 IMS Enhancements for Support of Packet Cable Access ..............................................100
5.4.4 IMS Service Brokering....................................................................................................101
5.4.5 VCC Enhancements .......................................................................................................101
5.4.6 UICC: Internet Services and Applications ......................................................................103
6 PLANNING FOR REL-9 AND REL-10: EPC/LTE ENHANCEMENTS AND LTE-ADVANCED105
6.1 HSPA ENHANCEMENTS............................................................................................................105
6.1.1 Downlink .........................................................................................................................105
6.1.2 Uplink ..............................................................................................................................106
6.2 LTE ENHANCEMENTS ...............................................................................................................106
6.3 OTHER ENHANCEMENTS ...........................................................................................................106
7 OVERVIEW AND STATUS OF IMT-ADVANCED AND LTE-ADVANCED .............................107
7.1 SPECIFYING IMT-ADVANCED – THE ITU-R ROLE .......................................................................107
7.2 THE 3GPP ROLE .....................................................................................................................109
7.3 REFERENCES ...........................................................................................................................110
7.4 TARGET REQUIREMENTS FOR IMT-ADVANCED ...........................................................................110
7.4.1 Cell Spectral Efficiency ..........................................................................................112
7.4.2 Peak Spectral Efficiency ........................................................................................113
7.4.3 Bandwidth...............................................................................................................113
7.4.4 Cell Edge User Spectral Efficiency .........................................................................113
7.4.5 Latency ...................................................................................................................114
7.4.6 Mobility....................................................................................................................115
7.4.7 Handover ................................................................................................................116
7.4.8 VoIP Capacity ........................................................................................................117
7.5 TARGET REQUIREMENTS FOR 3GPP LTE-ADVANCED TO MEET/EXCEED ITU-R IMT-ADVANCED REQUIREMENTS ..............................................................................................................................118
7.5.1 Establishing the 3GPP Work on Satisfying IMT-Advanced – The creation of LTE-Advanced 118
7.5.2 Defining the LTE-Advanced capability set and technology views ..................................121
7.6 3GPP LTE-ADVANCED TIMELINE AND SUBMISSION PLANS TO ITU-R FOR IMT-ADVANCED .........121
7.6.1 The ITU-R IMT-Advanced Process and timelines as relates to IMT-Advanced candidate technology submissions ...........................................................................................................121
7.6.2 The 3GPP Workplan in response to ITU-R IMT-Advanced Timelines and Process ......126
7.7 POTENTIAL FEATURES/TECHNOLOGIES BEING INVESTIGATED FOR 3GPP LTE-ADVANCED ..........128
7.7.1 Single User Uplink MIMO and Multiple Access ..............................................................128
7.7.2 Carrier Aggregation ........................................................................................................129
7.7.3 Single User Downlink MIMO ..........................................................................................131
7.7.4 Multi-User MIMO ............................................................................................................131
7.7.5 Collaborative and Network MIMO ..................................................................................132
7.7.6 Inter-Cell Interference Coordination ...............................................................................133
7.7.7 Relays .............................................................................................................................133
7.8 PROGRESS OF LTE-ADVANCED ................................................................................................134
8 CONCLUSIONS .......................................................................................................................136
APPENDIX A: DETAILED VENDOR PROGRESS ON REL-99, REL-5, REL-6, REL-7, HSPA EVOLVED/HSPA+ & SAE/LTE ...................................................................................................137
APPENDIX B: FURTHER INFORMATION ON WIRELESS DATA REVENUE .........................151
APPENDIX C: GLOBAL 3G STATUS UPDATE LIST / DECEMBER 31, 2008.........................162
APPENDIX D: ACRONYM LIST .................................................................................................172
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS..............................................................................................................178