Performance Evaluation of Rel-16 5G-MBMS

This paper introduces the performance evaluation results of 5G multimedia broadcast multicast services (5G-MBMS), which can support terrestrial broadcasting based on a 3GPP network. To meet 5G broadcasting requirements from terrestrial broadcasters, 3GPP improved the capability of release (Rel-) 14 LTE-based further evolved MBMS (FeMBMS) so that it standardized 5G-MBMS in Rel-16. We compare the differences between FeMBMS and 5G-MBMS in terms of numerology and performance of physical channels based on computer simulations. The properties and decoding performance of the physical-layer of the 5G- MBMS show that it can guarantee terrestrial broadcasting reliability in various environments. Our laboratory test shows the delivery of media contents through an FPGA-based 5G-MBMS transceiver.