Title :
Soft handoff extends CDMA cell coverage and increases reverse link capacity
Author :
Viterbi, Andrew J. ; Viterbi, Audrey M. ; Gilhousen, Klein S. ; Zehavi, Ephraim
Author_Institution :
QUALCOMM Inc., San Diego, CA, USA
fDate :
10/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The effect of handoff techniques on cell coverage and reverse link capacity is investigated for a spread spectrum CDMA system. It is shown that soft handoff increases both parameters significantly relative to conventional hard handoff
Keywords :
cellular radio; channel capacity; code division multiple access; frequency allocation; mobile radio systems; radio links; radiowave propagation; spread spectrum communication; CDMA cell coverage; frequency reuse; handoff techniques; propagation model; reverse link capacity; soft handoff; spread spectrum CDMA system; Attenuation; Base stations; Fading; Frequency; Multiaccess communication; Propagation losses; Shadow mapping; Spread spectrum communication; Telecommunication standards; Viterbi algorithm;
Journal_Title :
Selected Areas in Communications, IEEE Journal on
