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Modeling and Performance Evaluation of Novel Scheduling Algorithm for Downlink LTE Cellular Network

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Long term evolution is standardized by the 3rd Generation Partnership Project to provide a high data rate up to 100 and 50 Mbps for downlink and uplink transmission respectively and can operate in different bandwidths ranging from 1.4 up to 20 MHz. Downlink LTE system is based on the OFDMA technique and uses several enhanced techniques in order to increase the spectral efficiency and aggregate the cell throughput. The incorporated scheduling mechanisms can significantly contribute to this goal. Scheduling mechanism is the process of allocated the resources (time and frequency) to users transmitting different flows in same time. In this paper, we propose a novel scheduling algorithm for downlink transmission in LTE system. The performances of the newly scheduler are simulated and compare to the performances of three basic scheduler such as Round Robin, Proportional Fair and Max Rate.

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  1. National Engineering School of Tunis (ENIT), LR99ES2, Sys’Com Laboratory, University of Tunis El Manar, BP.37 Le Belvédère, 1002, Tunis, Tunisia

    Bechir Nsiri, Nasreddine Mallouki, Mahmoud Ammar & Walid Hakimi

  2. SERCOM-Labs, EPT Université de Carthage, 2078, La Marsa, Tunis, Tunisia

    Sofien Mhatli

  3. Faculty of Engineering, Islamic Azad University North Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran

    Mohammad Ghanbarisabagh

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Nsiri, B., Mallouki, N., Mhatli, S. et al. Modeling and Performance Evaluation of Novel Scheduling Algorithm for Downlink LTE Cellular Network. Wireless Pers Commun 83, 2303–2316 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11277-015-2522-z

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