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NokiaSiemensNetworks
LTE1800MHz
IntroducingLTE
withmaximumreuse
ofGSMassets
Whitepaper
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Tableofcontents
1.
Overview....................................................................................3
2.
1800MHzspectrum...................................................................3
3.
TrafficMigration..........................................................................5
4.
DeployingLTEGSMin1800MHz.............................................6
4.1.Siteandantennasharingforinstalledassetsprotection.....6
4.2.RadioFrequencysharingforultimateenergyefficiency.....6
4.3.Minimumguardbandsforefficientspectrumusage...........6
4.4.Trafficmanagement
withmultipletechnologiesandfrequencybands.................7
4.5.GSMtrafficcompression.....................................................7
5.

CoreSolution.............................................................................8
6.
OSSandSONSolutions............................................................9
7.
Summary..................................................................................10
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1.
Overview

TheintroductionofLTEisdrivenbytheneedtodeliverfastermobilebroadband
servicesthanGSMandWCDMAnetworks.Thiswhitepaperintroducestechnology
solutionsforLTE1800MHz,includinginformationon1800MHzspectrumdeployment
optionsandNokiaSiemensNetworkssolutionsfortrafficmigrationfromGSMtoLTE.
TheNokiaSiemensNetworkswhitepaperonLTE1800MHzprovidesguidanceonhow
operatorscanintroduceLTEandhowtosupportdualfunctionalityofGSMandLTEin
theirradionetworks.Furthermore,thiswhitepaperaddressesthecorenetworkimpacts
oftrafficmigrationfromGSMtoLTEandhowtointegrateLTEmanagementinto
operatorsnetworkmanagementsystemsinacostefficientway.