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.