LTE IN UNLICENSED BANDS: A RIVAL OR COLLABORATOR TO WI-FI?
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Date
2016
Authors
Karabayev, Omar-Sayan
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Nazarbayev University School of Engineering and Digital Sciences
Abstract
Due to the rapidly increasing demand for internet traffic, mobile operators
have faced a problem of bandwidth availability. Since only licensed spectrum has
been previously utilized by wireless networks, moving LTE to the 5 GHz
unlicensed bands has become a popular research initiative, known as LTELicensed
Assisted Access (LTE-LAA).
This thesis studies the feasibility and implementation of LTE-LAA, and
sets a goal of confirming the effectiveness of this technology. An alternative
implementation of a Listen-Before-Talk channel contention mechanism is tested
in this work with the use of LTE-A Vienna Link Level Simulator. The obtained
results suggest that LTE-LAA is capable of boosting network throughput while
providing harmonious coexistence with the IEEE 802.11 standard operating in
the same unlicensed spectrum.
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wireless networks, LTE-LAA, internet traffic
Citation
Omar-Sayan Karabayev; 2016; LTE IN UNLICENSED BANDS: A RIVAL OR COLLABORATOR TO WI-FI?; School of Engineering. Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering. Nazarbayev University; http://nur.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/2323