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http://dx.doi.org/10.5573/ieie.2014.51.12.020

Performance Evaluation of Scheduling Algorithm for VoIP under Data Traffic in LTE Networks  

Kim, Sung-Ju (KT)
Lee, Jae Yong (Chungnam National University)
Kim, Byung Chul (Chungnam National University)
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Journal of the Institute of Electronics and Information Engineers / v.51, no.12, 2014 , pp. 20-29 More about this Journal
Abstract
Recently, LTE is preparing to make a new leap forward LTE-A all over the world. As LTE privides high speed service, the role of mobile phones seems to change from voice to data service. According to Cisco, global mobile data traffic will increase nearly 11-fold between 2013 and 2018. Mobile video traffic will reach 75% by 2018 from 66% in 2013 in Korea. However, voice service is still the most important role of mobile phones. Thus, controllability of throughput and low BLER is indispensable for high-quality VoIP service among various type of traffic. Although the maximum AMR-WB, 23.85 Kbps is sufficient to a VoIP call, it is difficult for the LTE which can provide tens to hundreds of MB/s may not keep the certain level VoIP QoS especially in the cell-edge area. This paper proposes a new scheduling algorithm in order to improve VoIP performance after analyzing various scheduling algorithms. The proposal is the technology which applies more priority processing for VoIP than other applications in cell-edge area based on two-tier scheduling algorithm. The simulation result shows the improvement of VoIP performance in the view point of throughput and BLER.
Keywords
LTE; VoIP; FFR(Fractional Frequency Reuse); BLER(Block Error Rate); AMR-WB;
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