Performance evaluation of indoor Internet access over a test LTE mini-network

This paper reports the results of experiments performed in a test Long Term Evolution mini-network (Rel´8 May 2008 interim release). The experiments were focused on the indoor performance of some Internet applications like bulk file transfer and video streaming. It appears that the 3^rd Generation Partnership Project performance targets w.r.t. Round-Trip Time reduction and throughput have been met, even with suboptimal channel quality. Spatial and polarisation diversities are also able to significantly enhance the user experience.