4G — History, Research, Technology & Standards

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4G topic overview

The analysis highlights History, Research, Technology and Standards as prominent areas in the source structure around 4G. 1 topic appears in more than one source area, which can help identify connections that are less obvious in a linear reading.

Related topics: 169
Source areas: 8
Connected nodes: 178
Extracted relationships: 106
Related term clusters: 55
Bridge connections: 178

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Overview · 53 topics

History of 4G and pre-4G technologies · 46 topics

Principal technologies in all candidate systems · 30 topics

Technical overview · 15 topics

Beyond 4G research · 10 topics

Background · 9 topics

IMT-Advanced requirements · 4 topics

Disadvantages · 3 topics

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13Cellular network · 3G · All-IP

10Circuit-switched · Internet Protocol · IP telephony

12ITU-R · Megabits per second · Gigabit per second

11Stockholm · Ericsson · Nokia Solutions and Networks

8Pervasive network · Vertical handoff · IEEE 802.21

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Technical overview

Background

IMT-Advanced requirements

Disadvantages

Beyond 4G research

For the semantics nerds

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Advanced semantic analysis

How 4G connects Entity context

The extracted context around 4G shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, 4G → Access, According, Evolved High Speed Packet, Gbit/s, HSPA, IMT-Advanced, In November, International Mobile Telecommunications Advanced, International Telecommunication Union-Radio, ITU-R, LTE, Mbit/s, Mobile WiMAX, On December, Since, The ITU's, WiMAX Another extracted example is 4G → Adaptive, FDMA, Internet, IP, LP-OFDMA, MIMO, MIMOFrequency-domain-equalization, OFDM, OFDMA, Physical, SC-FDE, SC-FDMA, SNR, Turbo, Variable. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

4G

Top relations

related to overview · 17

4G → Access, According, Evolved High Speed Packet, Gbit/s, HSPA, IMT-Advanced, In November, International Mobile Telecommunications Advanced, International Telecommunication Union-Radio, ITU-R, LTE, Mbit/s, Mobile WiMAX, On December, Since, The ITU's, WiMAX

related to Key features · 15

4G → Adaptive, FDMA, Internet, IP, LP-OFDMA, MIMO, MIMOFrequency-domain-equalization, OFDM, OFDMA, Physical, SC-FDE, SC-FDMA, SNR, Turbo, Variable

related to IMT-Advanced requirements · 12

4G → An IMT-Advanced, Gbit/s, Hz, IMT-Advanced, International Mobile Telecommunications Advanced, IP, ITU-R, Mbit/s, MHz, Smooth, System, Use

related to history · 11

4G → DARPA, GPRS, Hatim Zaghloul, Internet, IP, Michel Fattouche, Projects Agency, Since, US Defense Advanced Research, WiLAN, WOFDM

related to Beyond 4G research · 9

4G → BDMA, Beam-Division Multiple Access, EDGE, IEEE, Included, Pervasive, See, UMTS, Wi-Fi

related to IPv6 support · 7

4G → As IPv4, IP, IPv4, IPv6, IPv6-connected, NAT, Unlike

related to Advanced antenna systems · 6

4G → Apart, Independent, MIMO, One, Recently, Spatial

related to Open-wireless Architecture and Software-defined radio (SDR) · 5

4G → One, Open Wireless Architecture, OWA, SDR, Since

related to background · 4

4G → Hertz, Hertz/site, IP, New

is a · 1

4G → collection of wireless standards

Important terminology

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Important terminology

lte wimax mobile advanced network mbit technologies systems technology data 3g access bit also imt-advanced ieee wireless 3gpp standard requirements

4G relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 106 structured relationships around 4G. Examples in this analysis include 4G → is a → collection of wireless standards and high-definition media streaming → instance of → enabling a variety of data-intensive applications. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

Subject	Predicate	Object	Confidence	Src
4G	is a	collection of wireless standards	0.90	text
high-definition media streaming	instance of	enabling a variety of data-intensive applications	0.80	text
the expansion of Internet of Things	instance of	enabling a variety of data-intensive applications	0.80	text
IP telephony	instance of	based communication	0.80	text
IEEE	instance of	instead relying on the work of other standard bodies	0.80	text
WiMAX Forum	instance of	instead relying on the work of other standard bodies	0.80	text
and 3GPP.In the mid-1990s	instance of	instead relying on the work of other standard bodies	0.80	text
the ITU-R standardization organization released the IMT-2000 requirements as a framework for what standards should be considered 3G systems	instance of	instead relying on the work of other standard bodies	0.80	text
requiring 2000 kbit/s peak bit rate	instance of	instead relying on the work of other standard bodies	0.80	text
nomadic/local wireless access.Be able to dynamically share	instance of	Be based on an all-IP packet switched network.Have peak data rates of up to approximately 100 Mbit/s for high mobility such as mobile access and up to approximately 1 Gbit/s for…	0.80	text
use the network resources to support more simultaneous users per cell.Use scalable channel bandwidths of 5	instance of	Be based on an all-IP packet switched network.Have peak data rates of up to approximately 100 Mbit/s for high mobility such as mobile access and up to approximately 1 Gbit/s for…	0.80	text
64QAM are being proposed for use with the 3GPP Long-Term Evolution standards.IPv6 supportUnlike 3G	instance of	more efficient systems	0.80	text

Related concept clusters Related term clusters

The concept neighborhoods around 4G bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Mobile, Systems and Wimax. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

3g
- Systems
- 4g
- Bit
- Network
- Data
- Technologies
- Available
- Peak
- Rate
- Support
- Transmission
- Mobile
net bit rate
- Mimo
- Peak
- Rate
- Downlink
- Transmission
- Channel
- High
- Mbit
- Gbit
- Since
- Support
- Systems
evolved umts terrestrial radio access
- Also
- High
- Ieee
- Technologies
- Peak
- Wireless
- Mobile
- Networks
- Service
- Mbit
- Data
- Gbit
evolved high speed packet access
- Also
- High
- Ieee
- Technologies
- Systems
- Peak
- Bit
- Transmission
- Wireless
- Mobile
- Networks
- Mimo
bit
- Peak
- Rate
- Downlink
- Mimo
- Transmission
- Channel
- High
- Mbit
- Gbit
- Systems
- Communications
- Available
multi-carrier code-division multiple access
- Also
- High
- Ieee
- Technologies
- Peak
- Wireless
- Mobile
- Networks
- Service
- Mbit
- Data
- Gbit
high tech computer
- Systems
- Bit
- Transmission
- Mimo
- Channel
- Gbit
- Technologies
- Peak
- Rate
- Mbit
- Data
- Itu-r
principal technologies in all candidate systems
- Itu-r
- High
- Ieee
- Systems
- Technologies
- Imt-advanced
- Available
- Bit
- Requirements
- Wimax
- Advanced
- Channel

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For 4G, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects 4G with Overview. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3

4G — Overview · splits 125 ⟂ 54

4G — History of 4G and pre-4G technologies · splits 132 ⟂ 47

4G — Principal technologies in all candidate systems · splits 148 ⟂ 31

4G — Technical overview · splits 163 ⟂ 16

4G — Beyond 4G research · splits 168 ⟂ 11

4G — Background · splits 169 ⟂ 10

4G — IMT-Advanced requirements · splits 174 ⟂ 5

4G — Disadvantages · splits 175 ⟂ 4

Map overview Semantic statistics

4G

Nodes179

Edges178

Triples106

Avg. degree1.99

Density0.011173

Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around 4G to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History, Research, Technology & Standards, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — 4G · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

4G: History, Research, Technology & Standards

4G topic overview

What this topic covers Research coverage

Key facts & relationships

Start with your topic. Discover where to go next.

Questions to explore

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Overview

Technical overview

Background

IMT-Advanced requirements

Principal technologies in all candidate systems

History of 4G and pre-4G technologies

Disadvantages

Beyond 4G research

For the semantics nerds

Advanced semantic analysis

How 4G connects Entity context

4G

Top relations

Important terminology

Important terminology

4G relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

Related concept clusters Related term clusters

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

Map overview Semantic statistics

4G

Source & methodology