Fundamentals of Network Planning and Optimisation 2G/3G/4G: Evolution to 5G, 2nd Edition

Updated new edition covering all aspects of network planning and optimization 

This welcome new edition provides comprehensive coverage of all aspects of network planning in all the technologies, from 2G to 5G, in radio, transmission and core aspects. Written by leading experts in the field, it serves as a handbook for anyone engaged in the study, design, deployment and business of cellular networks. It increases basic understanding of the currently deployed, and emerging, technologies, and helps to make evolution plans for future networks. The book also provides an overview of the forthcoming technologies that are expected to make an impact in the future, such as 5G.

Fundamentals of Cellular Network Planning and Optimization, Second Edition encompasses all the technologies as well as the planning and implementation details that go with them. It covers 2G (GSM, EGPRS), 3G (WCDMA) and 4G (LTE) networks and introduces 5G. The book also looks at all the sub-systems of the network, focusing on both the practical and theoretical issues.

• Provides comprehensive coverage of the planning aspects of the full range of today’s mobile network systems, covering radio access network, circuit and packet switching, signaling, control, and backhaul/Core transmission networks
• New elements in book include HSPA, Ethernet, 4G/LTE and 5G
• Covers areas such as Virtualization, IoT, Artificial Intelligence, Spectrum Management and Cloud

By bringing all these concepts under one cover, Fundamentals of Cellular Network Planning and Optimization becomes essential reading for network design engineers working with cellular service vendors or operators, experts/scientists working on end-to-end issues, and undergraduate/post-graduate students.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Overview Of Mobile Networks
Part I: 2G GSM and EGPRS Network Planning and Optimisation
Chapter 2 Radio Network Planning And Optimisation
Chapter 3 Transmission Network Planning And Optimisation
Chapter 4 Core Network Planning And Optimisation

Part II: 3G UMTS Network Planning and Optimisation
Chapter 5 3G Radio Network Planning And Optimisation
Chapter 6 3G Transmission Network Planning And Optimisation
Chapter 7 3G Core Network Planning And Optimisation

Part III: 4G LTE Network Planning and Optimisation
Chapter 8 4G Radio Network Planning And Optimisation
Chapter 9 4G Core Network Planning And Optimisation

Part IV: 5G Introduction to 5G Network Planning and Optimisation
Chapter 10 5G Network Planning

Appendix A IoT (Internet of Things)
Appendix B Introduction to MIMO and Massive MIMO
Appendix C Blockchain Technology
Appendix D 3GPP Releases
Appendix E A Synopsis on Radio Spectrum Management
Appendix F Artificial Intelligence
Appendix G Erlang B Tables