1. LTE-EPC network architecture

1.1 LTE objectives

This paragraph presents the main performance objectives for LTE that were set by 3GPP in the initial phase of the specification work (see [TE 7 371] for more details). All of these objectives have been met by the system since Release 8.

• High throughput

  Anticipating the increase in throughput required as a result of the growth in Internet access from mobile terminals, 3GPP has set an ambitious throughput target:...