me for downlink data is rank-1 wideband beamforming, for downlink control is SFBC with non-adaptive precoder, for uplink data is rank-1 wideband beamforming, and for uplink control is single antenna transmission. The permutation (subchannelization) scheme used for DL/UL data is mini-band CRU and for DL control is DRU. There is 2 dB pilot-boosting over data tones in the downlink, and no pilot boosting in the uplink. No HARQ is assumed for the control channel. 0.5 dB HARQ combining gain for the data channel. Shadowing fade margin is determined as a function of the cell edge coverage reliability and the standard deviation of the log-normal shadow-fading, including penetration loss. Cell edge coverage reliability is determined for the given area coverage reliability as a function of the shadow fading standard deviation and the path loss exponent obtained from the path loss model. The cell edge reli- ability can be determined using simulations or using traditional numerical methods. Cell area reliability is defined as the percentage of the cell area over which coverage can be guaranteed. It is obtained from the cell edge reliability, shadow fading standard deviation, and the path loss exponent. The latter two values are used to calculate a fade margin. Macro diversity gain may be considered explicitly in order to improve the system margin or implicitly by reducing the fade margin. The path loss models are summarized in Table A1-2 of Report ITU-R M.2135-1 [6]. The IEEE 802.16m link budget in the downlink and uplink under various deployment scenarios for the TDD mode is given in Table 12-17. 12.9.8 Additional Link-Level Simulation Results The link-level performance of the IEEE 802.16m has been characterized under various conditions, including different mobility classes and beamforming schemes. The following assumptions have been made in the link-level simulations and the results are provided in this section. We assume the TDD mode of operation, transmission bandwidth of 10 MHz, FFT size of 1024, mini-band LRU, a modifie