The evolution to 4G cellular systems: LTE-Advanced

Physical Communication

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 217-244

  Akyildiz, Ian F ^a   Gutierrez Estevez, David M ^a   Reyes, Elias Chavarria ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

4G; Carrier aggregation; CoMP; LTE; LTE Advanced; MIMO; Relay

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649686505     PISSN: 18744907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phycom.2010.08.001     Document Type: Short Survey

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