LTE Module

• Design Documentation
  • Overview
  • Design Criteria
    • LTE Model
    • EPC Model
  • Architecture
    • LTE Model
      • UE architecture
      • eNB architecture
    • EPC Model
      • EPC data plane
      • EPC control plane
  • Channel and Propagation
    • Use of the Buildings model with LTE
    • Fading Model
    • Antennas
  • PHY
    • Overview
    • Subframe Structure
    • MAC to Channel delay
    • CQI feedback
    • Interference Model
    • LTE Spectrum Model
    • Data PHY Error Model
      • MIESM
      • BLER Curves
      • Integration of the BLER curves in the ns-3 LTE module
    • Control Channels PHY Error Model
      • PCFICH + PDCCH Error Model
    • MIMO Model
    • UE PHY Measurements Model
  • HARQ
  • MAC
    • Resource Allocation Model
    • Adaptive Modulation and Coding
    • Transport Block model
    • The FemtoForum MAC Scheduler Interface
      • Round Robin (RR) Scheduler
      • Proportional Fair (PF) Scheduler
      • Maximum Throughput (MT) Scheduler
      • Throughput to Average (TTA) Scheduler
      • Blind Average Throughput Scheduler
      • Token Bank Fair Queue Scheduler
      • Priority Set Scheduler
      • Channel and QoS Aware Scheduler
    • Random Access
  • RLC
    • Overview
    • Service Interfaces
      • RLC Service Interface
        • RLC Service Primitives
      • MAC Service Interface
        • MAC Service Primitives
    • AM RLC
      • Buffers for the transmit operations
      • Transmit operations in downlink
      • Retransmission in downlink
      • Transmit operations in uplink
      • Retransmission in uplink
      • Calculation of the buffer size
      • Concatenation and Segmentation
      • Re-segmentation
      • Unsupported features
    • UM RLC
      • Transmit operations in downlink
      • Transmit operations in uplink
      • Calculation of the buffer size
    • TM RLC
      • Transmit operations in downlink
      • Transmit operations in uplink
      • Calculation of the buffer size
    • SM RLC
  • PDCP
    • PDCP Model Overview
    • PDCP Service Interface
      • PDCP Service Primitives
  • RRC
    • Features
    • Architecture
    • UE RRC State Machine
    • ENB RRC State Machine
    • Initial Cell Selection
      • Cell Search
      • Broadcast of System Information
      • Cell Selection Evaluation
    • Radio Admission Control
    • Radio Bearer Configuration
    • Radio Link Failure
      • RLF detection implementation
      • Actions upon RLF
    • UE RRC Measurements Model
      • UE RRC measurements support
      • Overall design
      • Measurement configuration
      • Performing measurements
      • Measurement reporting triggering
      • Measurement reporting
    • Handover
      • Handover algorithm
      • No-op handover algorithm
      • A2-A4-RSRQ handover algorithm
      • Strongest cell handover algorithm
    • Neighbour Relation
      • Neighbour Relation Table
      • Role of ANR in Simulation
    • RRC sequence diagrams
      • RRC connection establishment
      • RRC connection reconfiguration
    • RRC protocol models
      • Ideal RRC protocol model
      • Real RRC protocol model
        • Signaling Radio Bearer model
        • ASN.1 encoding of RRC IE’s
        • Asn1Header class - Implementation of base ASN.1 types
        • RrcAsn1Header : Common IEs
        • Rrc specific messages/IEs classes
  • NAS
  • S1, S5 and S11
    • S1-U and S5 (user plane)
    • S1AP
    • S5 and S11
  • X2
    • X2 interfaces
      • X2-C
      • X2-U
    • X2 Service Interface
      • X2-C primitives for handover execution
      • X2-C SON primitives
      • Unsupported primitives
  • S11
  • Power Control
    • Downlink Power Control
    • Uplink Power Control
      • Uplink Power Control for PUSCH
      • Uplink Power Control for PUCCH
      • Uplink Power Control for SRS
  • Fractional Frequency Reuse
    • Overview
    • Supported FR algorithms
      • No Frequency Reuse
      • Hard Frequency Reuse
      • Strict Frequency Reuse
      • Soft Frequency Reuse
      • Soft Fractional Frequency Reuse
      • Enhanced Fractional Frequency Reuse
      • Distributed Fractional Frequency Reuse
  • Carrier Aggregation
    • Overview
      • Impact on RRC layer
      • Impact on PDCP layer
      • Impact on RLC layer
      • Impact on MAC layer
      • Impact on PHY layer
    • Code Structure Design
      • CA impact on data plane of eNodeB
      • CA impact on control plane of eNodeB
      • CA impact on data plane of UE
      • CA impact on control plane of UE
      • CCM RRC MAC interfaces
      • CCM RRC SAP interfaces
      • Component carrier managers
  • Helpers
• User Documentation
  • Background
  • Usage Overview
  • Basic simulation program
  • Configuration of LTE model parameters
  • Configure LTE MAC Scheduler
  • Simulation Output
  • Fading Trace Usage
    • Fading Traces Generation
    • Fading Traces Usage
  • Mobility Model with Buildings
  • PHY Error Model
  • MIMO Model
  • Use of AntennaModel
  • Radio Environment Maps
  • AMC Model and CQI Calculation
  • Evolved Packet Core (EPC)
  • Using the EPC with emulation mode
  • Custom Backhaul
  • Network Attachment
    • Manual attachment
    • Automatic attachment using Idle mode cell selection procedure
    • Closed Subscriber Group
  • Configure UE measurements
  • X2-based handover
    • Manual handover trigger
    • Automatic handover trigger
    • Tuning simulation with handover
    • Handover traces
  • Frequency Reuse Algorithms
    • Manual configuration
      • Hard Frequency Reuse Algorithm
      • Strict Frequency Reuse Algorithm
      • Soft Frequency Reuse Algorithm
      • Soft Fractional Frequency Reuse Algorithm
      • Enhanced Fractional Frequency Reuse Algorithm
      • Distributed Fractional Frequency Reuse Algorithm
    • Automatic configuration
  • Uplink Power Control
  • Examples Programs
  • Reference scenarios
    • Handover simulation campaign
    • Frequency Reuse examples
  • Carrier aggregation examples
  • Radio link failure example
  • Troubleshooting and debugging tips
• Testing Documentation
  • Overview
  • Description of the test suites
    • Unit Tests
      • SINR calculation in the Downlink
      • SINR calculation in the Uplink
      • E-UTRA Absolute Radio Frequency Channel Number (EARFCN)
    • System Tests
      • Dedicated Bearer Deactivation Tests
      • Adaptive Modulation and Coding Tests
      • Inter-cell Interference Tests
      • UE Measurements Tests
      • UE measurement configuration tests
        • Piecewise configuration
        • Handover configuration
      • Round Robin scheduler performance
      • Proportional Fair scheduler performance
      • Maximum Throughput scheduler performance
      • Throughput to Average scheduler performance
      • Blind Average Throughput scheduler performance
      • Token Band Fair Queue scheduler performance
      • Priority Set scheduler performance
      • Channel and QoS aware scheduler performance
      • Building Propagation Loss Model
      • Physical Error Model
      • HARQ Model
      • MIMO Model
      • Antenna Model integration
      • RLC
      • RRC
      • Initial cell selection
      • Secondary cell selection
      • Handover with multiple component carriers
      • GTP-U protocol
      • S1-U interface
      • TFT classifier
      • End-to-end LTE-EPC data plane functionality
      • X2 handover
      • Automatic X2 handover
      • Handover delays
      • Handover failure
      • Selection of target cell in handover algorithm
      • Downlink Power Control
      • Uplink Power Control Tests
      • Frequency Reuse Algorithms
      • Inter-cell Interference with FR algorithms Tests
      • Carrier aggregation test
      • Carrier aggregation test for eNB and UE configuration
      • Radio link failure Test
        • One eNB using Ideal and Real RRC
        • Two eNBs using Ideal and Real RRC
• Profiling Documentation
  • Overview and objectives
  • Framework description
    • Simulation scripts
      • Simulation input parameters
    • Time measurement
    • Perl script
      • Requirements
      • Plotting results
    • Reference software and equipment
  • Results
    • E-UTRAN
      • Running time
      • Propagation model
      • Simulation time
      • Memory usage
    • EPC
      • Running time
      • Simulation time
• References