On enhanced multimedia broadcast multicast service for 4G

Abstract

Abstract: The enhanced multimedia broadcast multicast service (eMBMS) was originally introduced in long term evolution (LTE) release 9 and has been improved in releases 10 and 11. The goal of eMBMS is to improve the coverage of high data rates and cell-edge throughput of broadcast services. In this paper we analyze this service that in spite of not being widely deployed has received increased importance due to the availability of new smart phones and tablet devices creating conditions to become eMBMS more attractive. The performance results indicate that the use of soft frequency reuse in single frequency network is essential for improving eMBMS throughput and coverage.