This book is about the world’s dominant 4G mobile telecommunication system, LTE.

In writing the book, my aim has been to give the reader a concise, system level

introduction to the technology that LTE uses. The book covers the whole of the system,

both the techniques used for radio communication between the base station and the mobile

phone, and the techniques used to transfer data and signalling messages across the network.

I have avoided going into excessive detail, which is more appropriate for specialized

treatments of individual topics and for the LTE specifications themselves. Instead, I hope

that the reader will come away this book with a sound understanding of the system

and of the way in which its different components interact. The reader will then be able

to tackle the more advanced books and the specifications with confidence.-This book is about the world’s dominant 4G mobile telecommunication system, LTE.

In writing the book, my aim has been to give the reader a concise, system level

introduction to the technology that LTE uses. The book covers the whole of the system,

both the techniques used for radio communication between the base station and the mobile

phone, and the techniques used to transfer data and signalling messages across the network.

I have avoided going into excessive detail, which is more appropriate for specialized

treatments of individual topics and for the LTE specifications themselves. Instead, I hope

that the reader will come away　this book with a sound understanding of the system

and of the way in which its different components interact. The reader will then be able

to tackle the more advanced books and the specifications with confidence.