Table 2 DVB-T2-Lite and LTE main system parameters considered in this study

Type of FEC scheme

BCH and LDPC

Turbo

FEC code rate

2/3

1/3

Type of modulation

16QAM

QPSK

16QAM

64QAM

Constellation rotation

No

-

IFFT size

2,048 (2K)

1,024 (10 MHz)

2,048 (20 MHz)

Type of PP pattern

PP2

-

Guard interval duration

28 μs

4.7 μs

Transmission mode

SISO

SISO

Carrier frequency (MHz)

794

Downlink (791 ÷ 821)

Channel bandwidth

8 MHz

10 MHz, 20 MHz

RF power

(0.1 to 5) W

(0.01 to 0.06) W

Channel environment

Outdoor-to-indoor

Indoor (indoor-to-outdoor)

FEC decoding method

1D LLR [6]

Max Log-map

Tx antenna height (m) (above floor)

2

1

Rx antenna height (m) (above floor)

1

1

LTE user equipment

-

Huawei e389u-15 (LTE UE category 3)