From the editors of the highly successful LTE for UMTS:Evolution to LTE-Advanced, this new book examines the maintechnical enhancements brought by LTE-Advanced, thoroughly covering3GPP Release 10 specifications and the main items in Release 11.Using illustrations, graphs and real-life scenarios, the authorssystematically lead readers through this cutting-edge topic toprovide an outlook on existing technologies as well as possiblefuture developments.The book is structured to follow the main technical areas thatwill be enhanced by the LTE-Advanced specifications. The maintopics covered include: Carrier Aggregation; Multiantenna MIMOTransmission, Heterogeneous Networks; Coordinated MultipointTransmission (CoMP); Relay nodes; 3GPP milestones and IMT-Advancedprocess in ITU-R; and LTE-Advanced PerformanceEvaluation.Key features:* Leading author and editor team bring their expertise to thenext generation of LTE technology* Includes tables, figures and plots illustrating the concepts orsimulation results, to aid understanding of the topic, and enablingreaders to be ahead of the technological advances