LTE Radio Parameters and Network Planning

Abstract

The ever growing need for data transmission capacity drives the network service providers to build Mobile LTE networks in the urban areas. The 3GPP LTE is the evolution of the UMTS in response to ever-increasing demands for high quality multimedia services according to users' expectations. LTE promises to deliver an unrivalled user experience with ultra-fast broadband and very low latency and at the same time, a very compelling business proposition for operators with exible spectrum bandwidth, smooth migration and the ability to deliver low cost per bit voice and data services. LTE is designed to have wider channels up to 20MHz, with low latency and packet optimized radio access technology. The peak data rate envisaged for LTE is 100 Mbps in downlink and 50 Mbps in the uplink. LTE has very promising features, like bandwidth scalability and both FDD and TDD duplexing methods. This thesis introduces the radio parameters required for e cient LTE radio network planning through numerous simulations, and then after we establish a radio network using Dhaka as a case study