Radio Network Planning and Optimisation for UMTS
This book gives detailed descriptions of the radio network planning and optimisation
of UMTS networks based on Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) WCDMA technology
up to Release 5 of the 3GPP standardisation work – i.e., one main enhancement of this
second edition is the inclusion of High-speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA). One
chapter is dedicated to the General Packet Radio System (GPRS) and Time Division
Duplex (TDD) access mode of WCDMA. The optimisation and Quality of Service
(QoS) aspects have, however, a wider scope, than in (W)CDMA radio technology only