This study aims to provide a good real-time multimedia performance under the presence of mobile cellular channel impairments by proposing a novel packet scheduling algorithm that adapts the well-known singlecarrier Maximum Largest Weighted Delay First (M-LWDF) algorithm into the multi-carrier downlink Long-Term Evolution-Advanced (LTE-A). The proposed algorithm prioritizes packets that require retransmission as compared to new packets. Packet scheduling of new packets is performed per mobile

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... lular channel basis. Simulation results demonstrate the efficacy of the proposed algorithm where it is capable in providing good real-time multimedia experience for more users and is more robust towards the impact of mobile cellular channel impairments as compared to a benchmark algorithm.