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Appendix A Capacity Tables
We present here a set of tables specifying the raw (MAC-layer) throughput of a Mercury Quantum Family
base Station for 5, 7 and 10MHz, under ideal conditions, corresponding to the maximum achievable
performance that can be achieved using IEEE 802.16e per channel bandwidth and TDD configuration ratio.
All results assume PUSC, a MAP size of 4 symbols, and 1 preamble symbol. The numbers represent the
maximum MAC layer performance using all sub-channels and exclude Ethernet Layer 2 or higher layer
overheads. Values are in units of Mbps.
Note that these results are specific to the stated configuration under ideal conditions and should be
considered indicative of expected results. Actual results will vary depending upon the actual
configuration, error rate, environment, and numerous other factors.
MCS Rate
10MHz
5MHz
Downlink
Uplink
Bi-Dir
Downlink
Uplink
Bi-Dir
64QAM-5/6
21.60
5.04
25.44
10.8
2.45
13.25
64QAM-3/4
19.44
4.54
22.90
9.72
2.2
11.92
64QAM-2/3
17.28
4.03
20.35
8.64
1.96
10.6
64QAM-1/2
12.96
3.02
15.26
6.48
1.47
7.95
16QAM-3/4
12.96
3.02
15.26
6.48
1.47
7.95
16QAM-1/2
8.64
2.02
10.18
4.32
0.98
5.3
QPSK-3/4
6.48
1.51
7.63
3.24
0.73
3.97
QPSK-1/2
4.32
1.01
5.09
2.16
0.49
2.65
Table 14 Max Throughput 35:12 - 74%:26%