5G
Americas發布新的5G白皮書(LTE to
5G: Cellular and Broadband Innovation)，詳細的探討與分析LTE到5G通訊系統的轉型以及特色，其內容涵蓋如下：
l 5G研究進展及進度加速(5G
research and development acceleration)
l 5G新無線電技術(5G
New Radio (NR) being defined)
l 全球蜂巢式LTE標準(LTE
as the global cellular standard)
l LTE-A所展現的優點(LTE-Advanced
providing dramatic advantages)
l 3GPP Rel-13所定義的物聯網效能(Internet
of things poised for adoption with new cellular iot capabilities in 3gpp release
13)
l 非授權頻段與蜂巢式網路的整合(Unlicensed spectrum becoming more tightly integrated with cellular)
l 5G各頻段頻譜的重要性(Importance
of low, mid and high band spectrum for 5G)
l 新的頻譜涵蓋授權與非授權頻段範圍(New spectrum models that include licensed, shared and unlicensed
spectrum)
l 小基站的進展(Progress of small cells)
l 網路功能虛擬化的出現(Emergence of Network Function Virtualization (NFV))
l3GPP 5G及LTE標準的時程規劃(3GPP timeline for 5G
and LTE standards development)
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