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Physical Communication 3 (2010) 217–244 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Physical Communication journal homepage: /locate/phycom The evolution to 4G cellular systems: LTE-Advanced Ian F. Akyildiz ∗, David M. Gutierrez-Estevez, Elias Chavarria Reyes Broadband Wireless Networking Laboratory, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, United States a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Keywords: This paper provides an in-depth view on the technologies being considered for Long LTE Term Evolution-Advanced (LTE-Advanced). First, the evolution from third generation LTE-Advanced (3G) to fourth generation (4G) is described in terms of performance requirements and 4G Carrier aggregation main characteristics. The new network architecture developed by the Third Generation CoMP Partnership Project (3GPP), which supports the integration of current and future radio Relay access technologies, is highlighted. Then, the main technologies for LTE-Advanced are MIMO explained, together with possible improvements, their associated challenges, and some approaches that have been considered to tackle those challenges. © 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights re