Research Article

A Multistage Control Mechanism for Group-Based Machine-Type Communications in an LTE System

Table 1

LTE simulation system parameters [17, 18].

ParametersValue

PHY profileFDD
Bandwidth20 MHz
Packet size1024 byte
Cycle prefixNormal
UL SC-FDMA channel (base frequency)1920 MHz
DL OFDMA channel (base frequency)2110 MHz
Max. retransmission (HARQ)3
Handover typeIntrafrequency
Path-loss parameterFree space