Multicasting in Long-Term Evolution (LTE) environments poses several challenges if it is to be reliably implemented. Neither retransmission schemes nor Forward Error Correction (FEC), the traditional error correction approaches, can be readily applied to this system of communication if bandwidth and resources are to be used efficiently. A large number of network parameters and topology variables can influence the cost of telecommunication in such a system. These need to be considered when selecting an appropriate error correction technique for a certain LTE multicast deployment. This dissertation develops a cost model to investigate the costs associated with over-the-air LTE multicasting when different error correction techniques are applied. The benefit of this simplified model is an easily implementable and fast method to evaluate the communications costs of different LTE multicast deployments with the application of error correction techniques. / MIng (Computer and Electronic Engineering), North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2014
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:nwu/oai:dspace.nwu.ac.za:10394/11011 |
| Date | January 2014 |
| Creators | Cornelius, Johannes Mattheus |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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