acity Planning Improve Capacity for a Particular Service Area Radio Link Budget for LTE LTE Band Bandwidth Options TDD VS. FDD UE Capabilities Cell Sizes: Femto VS. Micro VS. Macro LTE Performance Testing Key Performance Indicator Verification CONTENTS Traffic Model Testing Dense Urban Model Urban Small Office Model Urban Residential Area Model Highway Model Rural Large Cell Model Overload and Capacity Testing Control Plane Overload and Capacity Testing: User Plane Overload and Capacity Testing Long Duration Testing Summary Chapter 2: Self-Organizing Networks in LTE Deployment Introduction to Self-organizing Networks SON Architecture Centralized SON Distributed SON Hybrid SON SON Features Self-planning Features Self-optimization Features Self-healing Features Automatic Neighbor Relation Commissioned Neighbor Cell Configurations Automatic Neighbor Relation Updates SON and Self-Optimization Motivation of Intercell Interference Coordination Principle of ICIC and Frequency Reuse RACH Optimization Mobility Robustness Optimization Load Balancing CONTENTS SON and Self-healing Cell Outage Detection Cell Outage Compensation Benefit of Cell Outage Compensation Summary Chapter 3: Deployment Challenges in Evolving 4G Technology-Related Challenges Interference Issues Spectrum Harmonization Voice Over LTE Implementation Multivendor Interoperability Issues Related to Backhaul Environment Issues UE Maturity Feature Availability Standardization Delays Patent Costs Business Challenges Investment Issues Average Revenue per User and Return on Investment Periods The Changing Marketplace A Survey of LTE Deployments Around the World South Korea Japan Australia United States Traffic Profiles and Other Evolution Challenges Recent Trends in Telecom Customer Profiles Evolution CONTENTS Future Traffic Profiles and Trends The Internet of Things 4G and the Internet of Things Summary Chapter 4: Network Roadmaps What Is a Technology Roadmap? Understand Need for a Roadmap Formulation of a Technology Roadmap What Is a Network Roadmap? Network Opt