Design of a Scalable 4G Portable Network Using Low Cost SDR And Raspberry Pi

TL;DR

This paper presents a scalable 4G wireless system design utilizing low-cost SDRs and Raspberry Pi, demonstrating effective high data rate communication through experimental validation.

Contribution

It introduces a novel approach to designing 4G systems with affordable SDR hardware integrated with Raspberry Pi for scalable wireless communication.

Findings

Effective high data rate communication achieved

System operates reliably across various conditions

Low-cost hardware enables scalable 4G network deployment

Abstract

Of late, Software Defined Radio (SDR) approach has become an effective means to design high data rate wireless systems for a range of applications. There are methods with which low cost SDR based 4th generation (4G) or long term evolution (LTE) systems can be designed. Using low cost Raspberry Pi systems, the SDR aided 4G systems can be designed for high data rate communication. The work is related to the design of a 4G wireless system using low cost SDR solutions and integrated to a programmable controller based on a Raspberry Pi. Experimental results show that the system is effective in a range of conditions.