LTE

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LTE (Long Term Evolution) is a high-speed wireless communication standard for mobile devices and data terminals, widely used as the foundation of 4G cellular networks.


Statements (85)
Predicate Object
instanceOf cellular communication standard
mobile broadband technology
abbreviationFor Long Term Evolution
alsoKnownAs 4G LTE
authenticationAlgorithms MILENAGE
backwardCompatibleWith GSM via multi-mode devices
UMTS via multi-mode devices
basedOn OFDMA in downlink
SC-FDMA in uplink
category 4G technology
cellIdentityStructure Physical Cell ID
channelBandwidthOptions 1.4 MHz
10 MHz
15 MHz
20 MHz
3 MHz
5 MHz
commercialLaunchFirst Oslo
Stockholm
competesWith WiMAX
coreNetwork Evolved Packet Core
definesInterface S1 interface
X2 interface
designGoal higher spectral efficiency than 3G
lower latency than 3G
simplified network architecture
developedBy 3rd Generation Partnership Project
encryptionAlgorithms AES
SNOW 3G
firstCommercialLaunchYear 2009
foundationOf 4G cellular networks
fullName Long Term Evolution
furtherDevelopedIn 3GPP Release 10
3GPP Release 11
3GPP Release 12
3GPP Release 13
3GPP Release 14
3GPP Release 15
3GPP Release 9
governingBody 3GPP
includesFeature MIMO
adaptive modulation and coding
all-IP packet core
carrier aggregation (in LTE-Advanced)
includesVariant LTE-Advanced
LTE-Advanced Pro
introducedAround 2008
marketAdoption global
multipleAccessSchemeDownlink OFDMA
multipleAccessSchemeUplink SC-FDMA
operatesIn licensed spectrum bands
partOf 3GPP family of standards
predecessorOf 5G NR
QoSMechanism EPS bearers
QCI (QoS Class Identifier)
radioAccessNetwork E-UTRAN
relatedStandard LTE-M
NB-IoT
securityFeatures encryption of user and control plane
integrity protection
mutual authentication
standardizedIn 3GPP Release 8
successorTo HSPA
UMTS
supports CSFB (Circuit Switched Fallback)
FDD operation
TDD operation
VoLTE
handover with 2G and 3G networks
supportsDuplexMode Frequency Division Duplex
Time Division Duplex
supportsMobility inter-RAT handover
intra-LTE handover
supportsService IoT connectivity (via LTE-M and NB-IoT extensions)
mobile web browsing
online gaming
video streaming
typicalDownlinkPeakRate up to 100 Mbit/s (Release 8, 20 MHz, 2x2 MIMO)
typicalUplinkPeakRate up to 50 Mbit/s (Release 8, 20 MHz)
usedFor data services for mobile devices
high-speed wireless communication
mobile broadband access
packet-switched voice services (VoLTE)
usesCoreProtocol IP
SIP for VoLTE signaling

Referenced by (15)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
3rd Generation Partnership Project
3rd Generation Partnership Project ("LTE-Advanced")
RAN
RAN ("E-UTRA")
standardizes
UMTS
UMTS ("LTE-Advanced")
evolvedTo
Fido Solutions
Southern Linc
networkType
LTE ("Long Term Evolution")
abbreviationFor
LTE ("Long Term Evolution")
fullName
LTE ("LTE-Advanced Pro")
includesVariant
Qualcomm ("4G LTE")
keyTechnology
Xperia
supports
watchOS
supportsConnectivity
Pixel 6
wirelessTechnology

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