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One of the major prerequisites for Long Term Evolution (LTE) networks is the mass provision of multimedia services to mobile users. To this end, Evolved - Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service (E-MBMS) is envisaged to play an instrumental role during LTE standardization process and ensure LTE’s proliferation in mobile market. E-MBMS targets at the economic delivery, in terms of power and spectral efficiency, of multimedia data from a single source entity to multiple destinations. This paper proposes a novel mechanism for efficient radio bearer selection during E-MBMS transmissions in LTE networks. The proposed mechanism is based on the concept of transport channels combination in any cell of the network. Most significantly, the mechanism manages to efficiently deliver multiple E-MBMS sessions. The performance of the proposed mechanism is evaluated and compared with several radio bearer selection mechanisms in order to highlight the enhancements that it provides.
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- Long Term Evolution
- Transport Channel
- Universal Mobile Telecommunication System
- Radio Resource Management
- First Come First Serve
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Alexiou, A., Bouras, C., Kokkinos, V. (2009). Efficient Assignment of Multiple E-MBMS Sessions towards LTE. In: Wozniak, J., Konorski, J., Katulski, R., Pach, A.R. (eds) Wireless and Mobile Networking. WMNC 2009. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, vol 308. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-03841-9_22
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