LTE BASICS

Contents
Adaptive modulation and coding techniques AMC.
Hybrid ARQ.
Fast Scheduler.
Multiple antenna technique.
OFDMA DL.
SC-FDMA UL.
LTE Frame Structure.
LTE Channels.

What is the code rate

The code rate or information rate[1] of a forward error correction (FEC) code, for example a
convolutional code, states what portion of the total amount of information that is useful (non
redundant).
The code rate is typically a fractional number. If the code rate is k/n, for every k bits of useful
information, the coder generates totally n bits of data, of which n-k are redundant.
If R is the gross bitrate or data signalling rate (inclusive of redundant error coding), the net
bitrate (the useful bit rate exclusive of error-correction codes) is Rk/n.
For example: The code rate of a convolutional code may typically be 1/2, 2/3, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8, etc,
corresponding to that one redundant bit is inserted after every single, second, third, etc, bit.
The code rate of the Reed Solomon block code denoted RS(204,188) is 188/204, corresponding
to that 204 - 188 = 16 redundant bytes are added to each block of 188 byte of useful
information.
A few error correction codes do not have a fixed code rate -- rateless erasure codes.

Note that bit/s is a more widespread unit of measurement for the information rate, implying that
it is synonymous to net bit rate or useful bit rate exclusive of error-correction codes.