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Table 4 Baseline network configuration and scenario settings

From: Optimisation of NB-IoT deployment for smart energy distribution networks

Parameter

Settings

# Carriers

1

Scheduler

EDDF-SPTF with MGA

Coupling loss ranges per CL (dB)

CL1

CL2

CL3

[0, 130]

[130, 140]

[140, ∞]

NPDCCH configuration

Settings

Maximum # repetitions (Rmax)

8

Period (TNPDCCH)

12 ms

NPRACH configuration

Settings

Maximum # RA attempts

CL1

CL2

CL3

19

5

7

Resource configuration

Period (TNPRACH)

80 ms

160 ms

320 ms

# Preamble repetitions

2

4

32

# Preambles

24

12

12

Back-off interval

[0, 1024] ms

RAR window size

10 × T ms

MSG4 window size

64 × T ms