LTE Static Simulations ~ V7.0 7 SCHEDULING AND RADIO RESOURCE MANAGEMENT LTE support in ASSET follows a complex and state-of-the-art QoS architecture to replicate the scheduling and Radio Resource Management (RRM) methodologies of real networks. This includes service prioritisation based on the QoS Class Indicator (QCI) associated with each LTE service. It also includes the management and distribution of resources among the terminals, depending on the traflie type of the service. Different scheduling algorithms are available to determine the allocation of these resources and to simulate network capacity for a mixture of services/traffic types and varying load levels, LTE services consist of two tafe types: © Real Time © Non-Real Time Real Time services have an associated Maximum Bitrate (MBR) demand in addition to the (minimum) Guaranteed Bitrate (GBR), whereas Non-Real Time services have only a GBR demand. When running a simulation, ASSET first attempts to serve the GBR demands of both Real Time and Non-Real Time services, taking into account the Priority values of the different services, Resources are first allocated to the service with the highest priority, and then to the next highest priority service, and so on, Terminals are only served if there are enough resources available to satisfy their GBR demand, In the event that there are not enough resources to fulfil the GBR demand of all Real Time and Non- Real Time services, then only the Priority values of the services determine the precedence of resource allocation. If resources are still available after the GBR demands have been met, then different scheduling algorithms can be employed to attempt to serve the MBR of Real Time services, This is where Scheduling and Radio Resource Management (RRM) are relevant, Here is an illustration Resource blocks (RBs) 4 T Consumed RBs Consumed RBs Available RBs to satisfy NRT- GBR Demand RT-GBR Demand RT- MBR Demand Mlustration of Scheduling and RRM methodology ‘To satisfy the Maximum bit rate of Real Time services (RT-MBR), there are four different scheduling algorithms available: + Round Robin + Proportional Fair + Proportional Demand © Max SINR ‘© Copyright 2010 AIRCOM International Lid, 61