5. Shannon vs. Moore The Shannon – Moore Divide:
Moore
Shannon channel capacity
• Reaching limits with LTE
Divide
Moore‟s Law: still doubling
• Data-hungry devices
Shannon
• MIMO
LTE
LTE-Advanced
• Carrier aggregation
• Spectrum?
Exponential Problem NEEDS Exponential Solution
8. Macro Topology Hierarchical Cell Structure
Courtesy AirHop Communications
Coverage Era Capacity Era
1990 2010
“The need for 4G picocells and femtocells to enhance coverage and boost
capacity in hotspots is one of the important principles for Verizon's LTE Network”
-- Verizon Wireless CTO
27. Femto Forum LTE Special Interest Group
• Chaired by Vodafone
• Mission: To ensure that the LTE femtocell requirements, specifications,
product recommendations, and guidelines are delivered to allow
operators to offer compelling new LTE services
• Some goals in 2011:
• Provide clarity on choice of architectures according to operating
environment
• LTE femtocell service requirements and concepts
• Use of spectrum bands for LTE femtocells
• Assessment of LTE multiradio combinations
• High level LTE femtocell product specification
• LTE femtocell deployment guidelines
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