System information & DL-SCH data in LTE

System information 1920 bits or 1728 bits are to be transmitted for normal or extended CP resp.. The PBCH is transmitted every 40 ms. The bit scrambling depends on the…

The Benefit of OFDM & OFDMA in Wimax

Less complex modulation. OFDM is a simpler modulation technique that is better suited to deployments that do not require support for mobility.  License-exempt bands. Mobile services require licensed spectrum to…

Emergence of Standards-Based Technology

In 1998, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) formed a group called 802.16 to develop a standard for what was called a wireless metropolitan area network, or wireless…

OFDMA Parameter for LTE

How Many OFDMA Parameter for LTE? Which is OFDMA Parameter for LTE ? The width of a Sub-carrier is 15 kHz whatever the bandwidth The bandwidths are: 1.4, 3, 5,…

Difference between DL and UL in LTE

what is main Difference between DL and UL in LTE ? OFDMA Advantages Robust against narrow-band co-channel interference Robust against Intersymbol interference (ISI) and fading High spectral efficiency Efficient implementation…

OFDMA Transmitter in LTE

How OFDMA Transmitter in LTE ? In the downlink, OFDM is selected to efficiently meet E-UTRA performance requirements. With OFDM,  it is straightforward to exploit frequency selectivity of the multi-path…

MULTICARRIER TECHNOLOGIES IN LTE

Adopting a multicarrier approach for multiple access in LTE was the first major design choice. The choice of multiple-access schemes was made in December 2005, with OFDMA being selected for…

UL Allocation (SC-FDMA) in LTE

SC-FDMA utilizes single carrier modulation, DFT-spread orthogonal frequency multiplexing, and frequency domain equalization. LTE uses OFDMA on the DL. It allocates DL bandwidth to the user based on resource blocks,…

LTE OFDMA and Downlink Frame Structure Details

LTE OFDMA and Downlink Frame Structure Details Downlink OFDMA time-frequency multiplexing LTE Spectrum Flexibility and Bandwidth FDD downlink frame structure detailed TDD frame structure LTE (any OFDM/OFDMA) band is made…

Function of Control plane protocol stacks in LTE

The control plane includes the application protocol. It also includes the signaling bearers for transporting the application protocol messages. The application protocol is used for setting up bearers in the…