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The MS plays an important role in enhancing the performance of LTE\/LTE-A, which is typically dependent on the received signal to noise ratio (SNR). However, using the SNR to select the proper MSs is not enough given that adaptive MSs are sensitive to error. Meanwhile, non-optimal MS selection may seriously impair the system performance and hence degrades LA. In LTE\/ LTE-A, the LA system must be designed and optimized in accordance with the characteristics of the physical (e.g., MSs) and MAC layers (e.g., Packet loss) to enhance the channel efficiency and throughput. Accordingly, this study proposes using two LA models to overcome the problem. The first model, named the cross-layer link adaptation (CLLA) model, is based on the downward cross-layer approach. This model is designed to overcome the accuracy issue of adaptive modulation in existing systems and improve the channel efficiency and throughput. The second model, named the Markov decision process over the CLLA (MDP-CLLA) model, is designed to improve on the selection of modulation levels. Besides that, our previous contribution, namely the modified alpha-Shannon capacity formula, is adopted as part of the MDP-CLLA model to enhance the link adaptation of LTE\/LTE-A. The effectiveness of the proposed models is evaluated in terms of throughput and packet loss for different packet sizes using the MATLAB and Simulink environments for the single input single output (SISO) mode for transmissions over Rayleigh fading channels. In addition, phase productivity, which is defined as the multiplication of the total throughput for a specific modulation with the difference between adjacent modulation SNR threshold values, is used to determine the best model for specific packet sizes in addition to determine the optimal packet size for specific packet sizes among models. Results generally showed that the throughput improved from 87.5 to 89.6% for (QPSK <jats:inline-formula><jats:alternatives><jats:tex-math>$$\\rightarrow$$<\/jats:tex-math><mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\">\n                  <mml:mo>\u2192<\/mml:mo>\n                <\/mml:math><\/jats:alternatives><\/jats:inline-formula> 16-QAM) and from 0 to 43.3% for (16-QAM <jats:inline-formula><jats:alternatives><jats:tex-math>$$\\rightarrow$$<\/jats:tex-math><mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\">\n                  <mml:mo>\u2192<\/mml:mo>\n                <\/mml:math><\/jats:alternatives><\/jats:inline-formula> 64-QAM) modulation transitions, respectively, using the CLLA model when compared with the existing system. Moreover, the throughput using the MDP-CLLA model was improved by 87.5\u201388.6% and by 0\u201343.2% for the (QPSK <jats:inline-formula><jats:alternatives><jats:tex-math>$$\\rightarrow$$<\/jats:tex-math><mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\">\n                  <mml:mo>\u2192<\/mml:mo>\n                <\/mml:math><\/jats:alternatives><\/jats:inline-formula> 16-QAM)and (16-QAM <jats:inline-formula><jats:alternatives><jats:tex-math>$$\\rightarrow$$<\/jats:tex-math><mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\">\n                  <mml:mo>\u2192<\/mml:mo>\n                <\/mml:math><\/jats:alternatives><\/jats:inline-formula> 64-QAM) modulation transitions, respectively, when compared with the CLLA model and the existing system. Results were also validated for each model via the summation of the phase productivity for every modulation at specific packet sizes, followed by the application one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) statistical analysis with a post hoc test, to prove that the MDP-CLLA model improves with best high efficiency than the CLLA model and the existing system.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1186\/s13638-022-02091-w","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,2,2]],"date-time":"2022-02-02T20:53:52Z","timestamp":1643835232000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Efficient models for enhancing the link adaptation performance of LTE\/LTE-A networks"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"2022","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8042-5938","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ali Abdulqader","family":"Bin-Salem","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Tat-Chee","family":"Wan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Hamad","family":"Naeem","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Mohammed","family":"Anbar","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Sabri M.","family":"Hanshi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Abdellah","family":"Redjaimia","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,2,2]]},"reference":[{"issue":"4","key":"2091_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"7","DOI":"10.1002\/bltj.20334","volume":"13","author":"AM Rao","year":"2009","unstructured":"A.M. 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