Performance of LTE Advanced Pro (Rel’14) eMBMS

Task 3.1 LTE-Advanced Pro Broadcast Benchmark (M1 - M6) Task leader: BBC Participants: BBC, IRT, NOK, SEUK, UNIS, TUAS, UPV This task will evaluate the performance of the latest enhancements of eMBMS mainly related to PHY layer enhancements for larger broadcast areas that are currently being discussed in LTE-Advanced Pro Rel’14, at the beginning of the project. The performance of eMBMS will be measured using link, system-level and coverage simulations in relevant scenarios identified in WP2. 5G-Xcast consortium members, particularly IRT, TUAS, EE, have extensive expertise and experience in field testing of early releases of eMBMS systems, and are thus capable of carrying out measurement campaigns of eMBMS Rel’14 and beyond. These results will serve as benchmark to compare with the performance of the 5G-Xcast new radio solutions developed throughout this project.