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Since U-LTE is a nascent LTE technology, the coexistence of this technology and Wi-Fi remains one of the most active research topics and working areas. Based on observations obtained from the survey and our study presented in Chaps. 5 and 6, this chapter attempts to highlight a number of open research questions and issues. Potential solutions to those issues are also identified. Primarily, the cooperation of LTE and Wi-Fi so that they could have a better understanding of each other when operating in the same area using the same radio frequency band is suggested. Such understanding can be used to take more vigilant action and help to avoid aggressive channel access that could corrupt ongoing transmissions and to design relevant protocols for a fair spectrum sharing.
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Ho, QD., Tweed, D., Le-Ngoc, T. (2017). Open Questions and Potential Research Directions. In: Long Term Evolution in Unlicensed Bands. SpringerBriefs in Electrical and Computer Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47346-8_7
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