Robust IPTV Delivery with Adaptive Rateless Coding over a Mobile WiMAX Channel

Table 4

IEEE 802.16 parameter settings.

Parameter	Value
PHY	OFDMA
Frequency band	5 GHz
Bandwidth capacity	10 MHz
Duplexing mode	TDD
Frame length	5 ms
Max. packet length	1024 B
Raw data rate	10.67 Mbps
Downlink/uplink ratio	3 : 1
IFFT size	1024
Modulation	16-QAM 1/2
Guard band ratio	1/8
MS/BS transmit power	245 mW, 20 W
Approx. range to MS	1 km
Antenna type	Omni-directional
Antenna gains	0 dBD
MS/BS antenna height	1.2 m, 30 m

OFDMA: Orthogonal frequency division multiple access, QAM: quadrature amplitude modulation, TDD: time division duplex, MS: mobile station