How is PRB calculated in LTE?

The answer is at the end of this article. Physical Resource Block (PRB) = 2*Resource Block = 12 Subcarriers x 14 OFDM in 1ms . RE can deliver 2, 4, 6, 8 bits in QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM, 256QAM respectively. If we calculate for 64QAM as 6bits since 256QAM not widely spread (check Samsung S7 in T-Mobile).

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How are resource blocks allocated in LTE?

In LTE, radio resources are divided into time and frequency resource elements. Resource elements in time axis are divided into number of OFDM symbols and in frequency axis are divided into number of sub-carriers . Resource element (RE) is a smallest resource unit, which occupies a single sub-carrier and an OFDM symbol.

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