MIMO Exploitation of 3D Multipath Statistics in a Heterogeneous LTE-Advanced Network

Table 2

MCS PHY layer in 10 MHz bandwidth.

MCS	Modulation	Coding rate,; 𝑟𝑐	Coded bits per subcarrier, 𝑏	Data bits per subcarrier per time slot (0.5 ms) (2 × 2)	Nominal bit rate (Mbps) (2 × 2)
1	QPSK	1/2	2	8400	16.80
2	QPSK	3/4	2	12600	25.20
3	16-QAM	1/2	4	16800	33.60
4	16-QAM	3/5	4	20160	40.32
5	64-QAM	1/2	6	25200	50.42
6	64-QAM	2/3	6	33600	60.72
7	64-QAM	3/4	6	37800	75.60