Long Term Evolution (LTE) and Long Term Evolution Advanced (LTE-A) Wireless, Including the IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS)

(last updated: 16-May-2015 09:31)
 

See also section on "IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS)".

Books

Selected 3GPP Specifications On or Relating To LTE and IMS

  1. 09.60
    GPRS Tunneling Protocol (GPT) Across the Gn and Gp Interface.
     
  2. 21.201
    Technical Specifications and Technical Reports for an Evolved Packet System (EPS) Based 3GPP System.
     
  3. 21.202
    Technical Specifications and Technical Reports Relating to the Common IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS).
     
  4. 22.173
    IP Multimedia Core Network Subsystem (IMS) Multimedia Telephony Service and Supplementary Services, Stage 1.
     
  5. 22.228
    Service Requirements for the Internet Protocol (IP) Multimedia Core Network Subsystem (IMS), Stage 1.
     
  6. 22.250
    IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) Group Management, Stage 1.
     
  7. 22.278
    Service Requirements for the Evolved Packet System (EPS).
     
  8. 22.279
    Combined Circuit Switched (CS) and IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) Sessions, Stage 1.
     
  9. 22.340
    IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) Messaging, Stage 1.
     
  10. 22.940
    IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) Messaging.
     
  11. 22.973
    IMS Multimedia Telephony Service and Supplementary Services.
     
  12. 23.122
    Non-Access-Stratum (NAS) Functions Related to Mobile Station (MS) in Idle Mode.
     
  13. 23.167
    IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) Emergency Sessions.
     
  14. 23.203
    Policy and Charging Control Architecture.
     
  15. 23.206
    Voice Call Continuity (VCC) Between Circuit Switched (CS) and IP Multimedia, Stage 2.
     
  16. 23.218
    IP Multimedia (IM) Session Handling - IM Call Model, Stage 2.
     
  17. 23.228
    IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS), Stage 2.
     
  18. 23.237
    IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) Service Continuity, Stage 2.
     
  19. 23.272
    Circuit Switched (CS) Fallback in Evolved Packet System (EPS), Stage 2.
     
  20. 23.292
    IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) Centralized Services, Stage 2.
     
  21. 23.380
    IMS Restoration Procedures.
     
  22. 24.173
    IMS Multimedia Telephony Communication Service and Supplementary Services, Stage 3.
     
  23. 24.279
    Combining Circuit Switched (CS) and IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) Services, Stage 3.
     
  24. 24.322
    Tunnelling of IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) Services over Restrictive Access Networks, Stage 3.
     
  25. 24.930
    Signalling Flows for the Session Setup in the IP Multimedia Core Network Subsystem (IMS) Based on Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) and Session Description Protocol (SDP), Stage 3.
     
  26. 29.060
    GPRS Tunneling Protocol (GTP) Across the Gn and Gp Interface.
     
  27. 29.274
    3GPP Evolved Packet System (EPS) - GPRS Tunnelling Protocol for Control Plane (GTP2v-C), Stage 3.
     
  28. 29.281
    GPRS Tunnelling Protocol User Plane (GTPv1-U).
     
  29. 32.240
    Charging Architecture and Principles.
     
  30. 36.101
    E-UTRA User Equipment (UE) Radio Transmission and Reception.
     
  31. 36.104
    E-UTRA Base Station (BS) Radio Transmission and Reception.
     
  32. 36.106
    FDD Repeater Radio Transmission and Reception.
     
  33. 36.111
    Location Measurement Unit (LMU) Performance Specification - Network Based Positioning Systems in E-UTRAN.
     
  34. 36.116
    Relay Radio Transmission and Reception.
     
  35. 36.133
    E-UTRA Requirements for Support of Radio Resource Management.
     
  36. 36.201
    E-UTRA LTE Physical Layer General Description.
     
  37. 36.211
    E-UTRA Physical Channels and Modulation.
     
  38. 36.212
    E-UTRA Multiplexing and Channel Coding.
     
  39. 36.213
    E-UTRA Physical Layer Procedures.
     
  40. 36.214
    E-UTRA Physical Layer Measurements.
     
  41. 36.216
    Physical Layer for Relaying Operation.
     
  42. 36.300
    E-UTRAN Overall Description, Stage 2.
     
  43. 36.302
    E-UTRA Services Provided by the Physical Layer.
     
  44. 36.304
    E-UTRA User Equipment (UE) Procedures in Idle Mode.
     
  45. 36.305
    E-UTRAN Stage 2 Functional Specification of User Equipment (UE) Positioning in E-UTRAN.
     
  46. 36.306
    E-UTRA User Equipment (UE) Radio Access Capabilities.
     
  47. 36.314
    E-UTRA Layer 2 Measurements.
     
  48. 36.321
    E-UTRA Medium Access Control (MAC) Protocol Specification.
     
  49. 36.322
    E-UTRA Radio Link Control (RLC) Protocol Specification.
     
  50. 36.323
    E-UTRA Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) Specification.
     
  51. 36.331
    E-UTRA Radio Resource Control (RRC) Protocol Specification.
     
  52. 36.355
    E-UTRA LTE Positioning Protocol (LPP).
     
  53. 36.401
    E-UTRAN Architecture Description.
     
  54. 36.410
    E-UTRAN S1 General Aspects and Principles.
     
  55. 36.411
    E-UTRAN S1 Layer 1.
     
  56. 36.412
    E-UTRAN S1 Signalling Transport.
     
  57. 36.413
    E-UTRAN S1 Application Protocol (S1AP).
     
  58. 36.414
    E-UTRAN S1 Data Transport.
     
  59. 36.420
    E-UTRAN X2 General Aspects and Principles.
     
  60. 36.421
    E-UTRAN X2 Layer 1.
     
  61. 36.422
    E-UTRAN X2 Signalling Transport.
     
  62. 36.423
    E-UTRAN X2 Application Protocol (X2AP).
     
  63. 36.424
    E-UTRAN X2 Data Transport.
     
  64. 36.425
    E-UTRAN X2 Interface User Plane Protocol.

Selected GSMA Documents

  1. IR.90
    RCS Internetworking Guidelines.
     
  2. IR.92
    IMS Profile for Voice and SMS v9.0.
     
  3. IR.94
    IMS Profile for Conversational Video Service.

Vendor Documentation

  1. Tekelec Subscriber Data Management Product Description.

Periodical Articles

  1. "Supporting Packet-Data QoS in Next-Generation Cellular Networks", ICM Feb 2001.

Web Pages and Websites

  1. Wikipedia article "3GPP".
     
  2. Wikipedia article "LTE (telecommunication)".
     
  3. Wikipedia article "LTE Advanced".
     
  4. Wikipedia article "E-UTRA".
     
  5. Wikipedia article "IP Multimedia Subsystem".
     
  6. Wikipedia article "GPRS Tunneling Protocol".
     
  7. Wikipedia article "Differentiated services".
     
  8. Wikipedia article "VoLTE".
     
  9. Wikipedia article "Adaptive Multi-Rate audio codec".
     
  10. Wikipedia article "Adaptive Multi-Rate Wideband".
     
  11. Wikipedia article "Digital signal processor".
     
  12. Wikipedia article "Orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing".
     
  13. Wikipedia article "Orthogonal frequency-division multiple access".
     
  14. Wikipedia article "Single-carrier FDMA".
     
  15. Wikipedia article "Phase-shift keying".
     
  16. Wikipedia article "Quadrature amplitude modulation".
     
  17. Wikipedia article "GSM Association".
     
  18. 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project) website: www.3gpp.org
     
  19. 3GPP Specifications website: www.3gpp.org/specifications
     
  20. 3GPP Specification Release version matrix:
    www.3gpp.org/DynaReport/SpecReleaseMatrix.htm
    (To download a specfication: right-click on the link in the left column, then in the new window that appears click on the link in the right column for the desired release, then click on the link to the PDF document.)
     
  21. Groupe Speciale Mobile (GSM) Association website: www.gsma.com
     
  22. White paper "Quality of Service Over LTE Networks", Masoud Mojtahed and Sindhu Xirasagar, LSI:
    www.lsi.com/downloads/Public/Communication Processors/Axxia Communication Processor/LSI-WP-QoS_Over_LTE_Networks.pdf
     
  23. Ixia white paper "Quality of Service (QoS) and Policy Management in Mobile Data Networks: Validating Service Quality to Ensure Subscriber Quality of Experience (QoE)":
    www.ixia.com/sites/default/files/resources/whitepaper/policy_management.pdf
     
  24. Juniper Networks document "MobileNext Broadband Gateway: GPRS Tunneling Protocol (GTP) for GGSN/PDN Gateway":
    www.juniper.net/techpubs/en_US/junos-mobility12.1/information-products/pathway-pages/gtp-pwp.pdf
     
  25. "Concepts of Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) and 802.11 WLAN":
    rfmw.em.keysight.com/wireless/helpfiles/89600B/webhelp/subsystems/wlan-ofdm/Content/ofdm_basicprinciplesoverview.htm
     
  26. Radio-electronics.com article "OFDM Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing Tutorial":
    www.radio-electronics.com/info/rf-technology-design/ofdm/ofdm-basics-tutorial.php
     
  27. Radio-electronics.com article "LTE OFDM, OFDMA, SC-FDMA & Modulation":
    www.radio-electronics.com/info/cellulartelecomms/lte-long-term-evolution/lte-ofdm-ofdma-scfdma.php
     
  28. Radio-electronics.com article "4G LTE Advanced Tutorial":
    www.radio-electronics.com/info/cellulartelecomms/lte-long-term-evolution/3gpp-4g-imt-lte-advanced-tutorial.php
     
  29. "Advanced SIP Series: Extending SIP", Gary Cote, Award Solutions, Inc.:
    www.awardsolutions.com/downloads/Award_extending_SIP.pdf
     
  30. "Advanced SIP Series: SIP and 3GPP Operations", Narayan Parameshwar, Lachu Aravamudhan and Chris Reece, Award Solutions, Inc.:
    www.awardsolutions.com/downloads/Award_Advanced_SIP_oper.pdf
     
  31. Award Solutions LTE University video tutorials:
    http://lteuniversity.com/get_trained/video_tutorials/m/videotutorials/default.aspx 
          ARCHITECTURE

        - EPC Capacity - HSS
        - EPC Capacity - MME
        - EPC Capacity - P-GW
        - EPC Capacity - S-GW
        - EPC Series - Part 1: MME
        - EPC Series - Part 2: S-GW
        - EPC Series - Part 3: P-GW
        - EPC Series - Part 4: HSS
        - EPS Architecture Explained
        - Overview of EPC Capacity
        - Overview of EUTRAN: Part 1 - Introduction and Architecture
        - Overview of EUTRAN: Part 2 - eNB Functionality
        - Overview of EUTRAN: Part 3 - EUTRAN Interfaces
        - Overview of UETRAN: Part 4 - X2 Handover
        - Overview of EUTRAN: Part 5 - eNB Capacity
        - PCC and IMS in LTE

      MOBILITY

        - Interworking with 1xEV-DO: Part 1
        - Interworking with 1xEV-DO: Part 2
        - Interworking with 1xEV-DO: Part 3
        - Interworking with 3GPP
        - Introduction to LTE Physical Layer
        - LTE Measurements - RSRP
        - Overview of Mobility
        - PRACH Format and Cell Size in LTE
        - State Transitions and Interworking - Part 1
        - State Transitions and Interworking - Part 2
        - State Transitions and Interworking - Part 3
        - Timing Adjustment in LTE
        - UE Measurements in LTE-RSRQ

      OVERVIEW

        - EPC Overview Extended Edition Part 1: Overview
        - EPC Overview Extended Edition Part 2: PCRF
        - EPC Overview Extended Edition Part 3: SPR
        - EPC Overview Extended Edition Part 4: Bearer Setup
        - EPS Bearer
        - EPS Bearers: Part 1 - Overview
        - EPS Bearers: Part 2 - Types of EPS Bearers
        - EPS Bearers: Part 3 - EPS Bearers & QoS
        - LTE and Always On
        - LTE Operations 101: Attach - Part 1
        - LTE Operations 101: Attach - Part 2
        - LTE Operations 101: Attach - Part 3
        - LTE Operations 101: Attach - Part 4
        - LTE Operations 101: Dedicated Bearer - Part 1
        - LTE Operations 101: Dedicated Bearer - Part 2
        - LTE Operations 101: Default Bearer - Part 1
        - LTE Operations 101: Default Bearer - Part 2
        - LTE Operations 101: Default Bearer - Part 3
        - LTE Operations 101: Idle <-> Connected - Part 1 Going Idle
        - LTE Operations 101: Idle <-> Connected - Part 2 Going Connected
        - LTE Operations 101: Tracking Area Updates - Part 1
        - LTE Operations 101: Tracking Area Updates - Part 2
        - LTE Operations 101: Tracking Area Updates - Part 3
        - LTE Technology Basics
        - LTE-Advanced (R10)
        - Overview of NAT
        - Planes of Operation
        - Planes of Operation: QoS
        - QoS Implementation
        - Radio Interface Protocols: Control Plane
        - Radio Interface Protocols: Part 1 - Radio Resource Control
        - Radio Interface Protocols: Part 2 - Packet Data Convergence Protocol
        - Radio Interface Protocols: Part 3 - Radio Link Control
        - Radio Interface Protocols: Part 4 - Medium Access Control
        - Radio Interface Protocols: Part 5 - Physical Layer
        - Radio Interface Protocols: User Plane
        - Survey of IDs in LTE
        - UE Context
        - VoLTE Operations Part 1: IMS Registration

      SUPPORTING TECHNOLOGIES

        - Backhaul Architecture Evolution
        - Charging in LTE
        - CSFB
        - Ending a VoLTE Call
        - ICIC Features in LTE
        - ICIC Proactive vs. Reactive Approach
        - IMS and SMS
        - IMS Nodes - Part 1: CSCF Family
        - IMS Nodes - Part 2: HSS & AF
        - IMS Nodes - Part 3: MGW
        - IMS Overview
        - IMS: Universal Core Network
        - Intro to VoLTE
        - Introduction to IMS
        - IPv6 Address Allocation
        - IPv6 Addressing
        - LTE & DNS Part 1: Overview and Mobile DNS
        - LTE & DNS Part 2: Intra Operator
        - LTE & DNS Part 3: Inter Operator
        - LTE & VoLTE Architecture: Part 1
        - LTE & VoLTE Architecture: Part 2
        - LTE and Voice
        - OpenFlow (OF) Switch Connection
        - Overview of Diameter and S6a
        - Overview of GTP
        - Overview of LCS in LTE
        - Overview of SMS in LTE: Part 1
        - Overview of SMS in LTE: Part 2 - SMS over IP
        - Overview of SMS in LTE: Part 3 - SMS via the MME
        - Packet vs. Circuit
        - Preview of SDN
        - Requirements of VoLTE: Part 1
        - Requirements of VoLTE: Part 2
        - SON Enhancements in Release 9
        - Video Calls and RCS
        - VoLTE and SDP
        - VoLTE Call Delivery to Idle UE
        - VoLTE Call Setup
        - VoLTE Media Flow
        - VoLTE to PSTN Call
        - What is NFV?
        - Why Packet Switched?

      TECHNOLOGY FOR BUSINESS

        - Technology for Business: Finding MIMO
        - Technology for Business: Intro
        - Technology for Business: LTE - A Larger Pie
        - Technology for Business: LTE and QoS: Part 1 - QoS Defined
        - Technology for Business: LTE and QoS: Part 2 - Supporting QoS
        - Technology for Business: LTE and QoS: Part 3 - QoS with LTE and IMS
        - Technology for Business: LTE and QoS: Part 4 - QoS Over the Air
        - Technology for Business: LTE Speed