ion for UTRA LTE Uplink Basuki E. Priyanto and Troels B. Sorensen Cooperative Transmission Schemes Wolfgang Zirwas, Wolfgang Mennerich, Martin Schubert, Lars Thiele, Volker Jungnickel, and Egon Schulz Multihop Extensions to Cellular Networks-the Benefit of Relaying for LTE Rainer Schoenen © 2009 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC Contents User Plane Protocol Design for LTE System with Decode-Forward Type of Relay Jijun Luo Radio Access Network VoIP Optimization and Performance on 3GPP HSPA/LTE Markku Kuusela, Tao Chen, Petteri Lundén, Haiming Wang, Tero Henttonen, Jussi Ojala, and Esa Malkamäki Early Real-Time Experiments and Field Trial Measurements with 3GPP-LTE Air Interface Implemented on Reconfigurable Hardware Platform A. Forck, Thomas Haustein, Volker Jungnickel, V. Venkatkumar, S. Wahls, T. Wirth, and Egon Schulz Measuring Performance of 3GPP LTE Terminals and Small Base Stations in Reverberation Chambers M. Andersson, A. Wolfgang, C. Orlenius, and J. Carlsson © 2009 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC Preface This book provides technical information about all aspects of 3GPPLTE. The areas covered range from basic concepts to research-grade material, including future directions. The book captures the current state of 3GPP LTE technology and serves as a source of comprehensive reference material on this subject. It has a total of 12 chapters authored by 50 experts from around the world. The targeted audi- ence includes professionals who are designers or planners for 3GPP LTE systems, researchers (faculty members and graduate students), and those who would like to learn about this field. The book has the following objectives: to serve as a single comprehensive source of information and as reference material on 3GPP LTE technology; to deal with an important and timely topic of emerging technology of today, tomorrow, and beyond; to present accurate, up-to-date information on a broad range of topics related to 3GPP LTE technology; to present material authored by experts in the field; and to present the information in a