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PostedbyPhdStudenton10Aug201012:56PM

Hi,
IambeginnerinLTEandwoudliketoknowhowmanypackets(voice,videoordata)couldbesentinphysical
resourceblock(PRB)?
Fromreadingthroughtheliterature,IcameacrossaPRBconsistsof12subcarriers.Eachsubcarrierhas7
symbolsper0.5msslot.AndifIamconsidering64QAM,itis6bitspersymbol.Soasubcarrierwillhave48bits
whichgivesatotalof576bitsperPRB.
Assumingmyaboveunderstandingiscorrectandifmypacketsizeis424bits,canIsendthepacketinthatPRB
andwhathappenstotherestofthebitsinthePRB.Doesitgoeswasted?Whatifmypacketsizeisbiggerthan
576bits.
SorryifitsoundssillybutIneedtounderstandformetoproceedfurther.
ThanksinAdvance
PhdStudent

PostedbyVishalon10Aug20109:50PMVerifiedbyVishal

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HiPhdStudent,
OntheLTEairinterfacetheunitofallocationisaPRB.Likeyoumention,aPRBis12subcarriersby7OFDM
symbols=84modulationsymbols.Theinstantaneousthroughputachievedwilldependonthemodulationscheme
usedfortransmissionofthePRB(letsignoreMIMO).Now,giventhatthePRBisaUnitofallocationtheMinimum
allocationtoasingleUEduringasubframe(1ms)are2PRBswithonePRBineachslotofthesubframe.Hencea
UEwillgetatotalof2PRBs/subframe=84x2=168modulationsymbols/subframe.Now,notallthe168
modulationsymbolscanbeusedtotransmituserinformationbecauseoneneedstotakeoutthemodulation
symbolsusedforReferenceSignals,PDCCH,PCFICH,PHICHandPSS,SSS,PBCHifapplicable.Theamount
ofoverheadwilldependonnumberofMIMOantennas,bandwidth.etc.Oncecansafelytakeapproximatelya25%
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overheadoutso.About144usablemodulationsymbolspersubframeisareasonableapproximationfora"backof
theenvelopecalculation"ifyouconsidera2x2MIMO10MHzdeployment.Pleasenote,Iamapproximatingto
motivatetheassociatedconcepts.
Nowonecancalculatetherawthroughputbasedonachosenmodulationscheme.Pleaserememberthebitsthat
youcalculateincludestheFECTurbo/Convolutionalcodingoverhead.AlsoonasubframebasistoaUEtheMAC
andRLCwillcoordinatetomaximizetheuseoftheresourceallocationthoughratematchingisalwaysanoption
availablewhileassemblingtheMACPDUfortransmission.
Hopethathelps.
Vishal

PostedbyVishalon10Aug20109:50PMVerifiedbyVishal

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HiPhdStudent,
OntheLTEairinterfacetheunitofallocationisaPRB.Likeyoumention,aPRBis12subcarriersby7OFDM
symbols=84modulationsymbols.Theinstantaneousthroughputachievedwilldependonthemodulationscheme
usedfortransmissionofthePRB(letsignoreMIMO).Now,giventhatthePRBisaUnitofallocationtheMinimum
allocationtoasingleUEduringasubframe(1ms)are2PRBswithonePRBineachslotofthesubframe.Hencea
UEwillgetatotalof2PRBs/subframe=84x2=168modulationsymbols/subframe.Now,notallthe168
modulationsymbolscanbeusedtotransmituserinformationbecauseoneneedstotakeoutthemodulation
symbolsusedforReferenceSignals,PDCCH,PCFICH,PHICHandPSS,SSS,PBCHifapplicable.Theamount
ofoverheadwilldependonnumberofMIMOantennas,bandwidth.etc.Oncecansafelytakeapproximatelya25%
overheadoutso.About144usablemodulationsymbolspersubframeisareasonableapproximationfora"backof
theenvelopecalculation"ifyouconsidera2x2MIMO10MHzdeployment.Pleasenote,Iamapproximatingto
motivatetheassociatedconcepts.
Nowonecancalculatetherawthroughputbasedonachosenmodulationscheme.Pleaserememberthebitsthat
youcalculateincludestheFECTurbo/Convolutionalcodingoverhead.AlsoonasubframebasistoaUEtheMAC
andRLCwillcoordinatetomaximizetheuseoftheresourceallocationthoughratematchingisalwaysanoption
availablewhileassemblingtheMACPDUfortransmission.
Hopethathelps.
Vishal

PostedbyPhdStudenton10Aug20109:57PM

manythanks.itclearedmyconfusion.

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Postedbymanicon2Apr201412:35PM

Hi
ialsohaveaquestion,in5MHzthereare25PRBeveryTTIsotheeNBcanserveupto25UEs?

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