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+set terminal postscript
+set output 'lte-mcs-index.eps'
+set xlabel 'SINR [dB]'
+set ylabel 'MCS index'
+
+set grid
+set key bottom right
+plot '-'  title 'QPSK' with linespoints lw 4 pt 8, '-'  title '16QAM' with linespoints lw 4 pt 4, '-'  title '64QAM' with linespoints lw 4 pt 10
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