Evolution of LTE toward IMT-advanced

摘要: This article provides a high-level overview of LTE Release 10, sometimes referred to as LTE-Advanced. First, brief the first release and some its technology components is given, followed by discussion on IMT-Advanced requirements. The enhancements introduced in carrier aggregation, improved multi-antenna support, relaying, support for heterogeneous deployments, are described. concluded with simulation results, showing that 10 fulfills even surpasses requirements IMT-Advanced.