Aggregation of Spectrum Opportunities

TY - CHAP

T1 - Aggregation of Spectrum Opportunities

AU - Kaltenberger, Florian

AU - Tsiftsis, Theodoros A.

AU - Foukalas, Fotis

AU - Ping, Shuyu

AU - Holland, Oliver

PY - 2015/7/24

Y1 - 2015/7/24

N2 - To satisfy the demand of future mobile networks, they will need to make use of as much spectrum as possible. However, spectrum for wireless communication is scarce, fragmented, and the rules for its use are very heterogeneous. This chapter describes the state of the art in LTE-Advanced aggregation technologies, which are an effective means to exploit a large amount of spectrum. Further, we also show how carrier aggregation can facilitate access other parts of the spectrum, most notably unlicensed ISM bands and light-licensed TVWS bands.

AB - To satisfy the demand of future mobile networks, they will need to make use of as much spectrum as possible. However, spectrum for wireless communication is scarce, fragmented, and the rules for its use are very heterogeneous. This chapter describes the state of the art in LTE-Advanced aggregation technologies, which are an effective means to exploit a large amount of spectrum. Further, we also show how carrier aggregation can facilitate access other parts of the spectrum, most notably unlicensed ISM bands and light-licensed TVWS bands.

KW - Carrier aggregation

KW - Licensed LTE spectrum

KW - Long term evolution (LTE)-advanced (A) system

KW - TV white spaces (TVWS) communication

KW - Unlicensed bands

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85015453230&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1002/9781119057246.ch10

DO - 10.1002/9781119057246.ch10

M3 - Chapter

AN - SCOPUS:85015453230

SN - 9781118893746

SP - 221

EP - 238

BT - Opportunistic Spectrum Sharing and White Space Access: The Practical Reality

PB - Wiley

ER -