3GPP Release 8 – Date 2008

 

Release 8 introduced in 2008

LTE for the first time, with a completely new radio interface and core network, enabling substantially improved data performance compared with previous systems. Highlights included:

 

§  High peak data rates: up to 300Mbit/s downlink and 75Mbit/s uplink

§  latency down to 10ms

§  implementation in bandwidths of 1.4, 3,5 , 10, 15 or 20MHz, to allow for different deployment scenarios

§  orthogonal frequency domain multiple access (OFDMA) downlink

§  single-carrier frequency domain multiple access (SC-FDMA) uplink

§  multiple input multiple-output (MIMO) antennas

§  flat radio network architecture, with no equivalent to the GSM BSC or UMTS RNC, and functionality distributed among the base stations (eNodeBs)

§  all IP core network, the System Architecture Evolution (SAE).

Reference

1 https://www.3gpp.org/specifications/67-releases

2 https://www.unwiredinsight.com/2012/3gpp-lte-releases

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