Novel scheduling algorithm for optimizing real-time multimedia performance in Long Term Evolution-Advanced

Authors: HUDA ADIBAH MOHD RAMLI, ZAIRI ISMAEL RIZMAN

Abstract: Real-time multimedia applications are becoming increasingly popular among mobile cellular users. Given that Long Term Evolution-Advanced (LTE-A), which is an emerging mobile cellular standard, needs to support these multimedia applications, packet scheduling is of paramount importance in LTE-A. This paper proposes a packet scheduling algorithm known as novel scheduling for usage in the downlink of LTE-A. It takes channel quality, average throughput, and packet delay into account when determining the priority of each user. Simulation results demonstrate the efficacy of the proposed algorithm in optimizing real-time multimedia performance for more mobile cellular users.

Keywords: Long Term Evolution-Advanced, packet scheduling, multimedia applications, quality of service, real-time applications

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