What is meant by OFDM?

Glossary Term: OFDM Definition. Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing : A method for multiplexing signals which divides the available bandwidth into a series of frequencies known as tones. Flarion uses the 5GHz channel and divides each channel into 400 discrete tones (each at slightly different frequency).

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Why is LTE IP based?

LTE uses IP-based network architecture, i.e. it sends and receives data in form of packets, even for voice calls . Hence, the IP is assigned when the user registers on the network. Reference from 3GPP-LTE overview: “The Evolved Packet System (EPS) is purely IP based.

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Does 4G use TCP?

Like 3G, 4G networks are IP-based (Internet protocol) , meaning that it uses a standard communications protocol to send and receive data in packets. Unlike 3G, however, 4G uses IP even for voice data. It is an all-IP standard.

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