Simulation results for the impact of users´ locations and distribution characteristics on the performance of downlink WCDMA/TDD in fading channels

Author

Ismail, Mahmoud H. ; Matalgah, Mustafa M.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Mississippi State Univ., MS, USA

fYear

2004

fDate

19-22 Sept. 2004

Firstpage

495

Lastpage

498

Abstract

Wideband code division multiple access (WCDMA) is a next generation wireless communications air interface technology proposed by the European standardization entities. One of the most important performance measures for WCDMA is the throughput achieved by the users within the coverage area as well as the spectral efficiency. In this paper, we present simulation results for the impact of users´ locations and distribution characteristics on the obtained throughput and spectral efficiency of downlink WCDMA in the time division duplexing (TDD) mode under lognormal shadowing. Different scenarios are considered depending on the choice of the frequency reuse factor, whether or not cell sectorization is used and the type of antennas used.

Keywords

4G mobile communication; cellular radio; code division multiple access; fading channels; log normal distribution; standardisation; telecommunication traffic; time division multiplexing; Europe; air interface technology; cell sectorization; coverage area; distribution characteristics; downlink WCDMA/TDD; fading channels; frequency reuse factor; lognormal shadowing; next generation wireless communications; performance; simulation; spectral efficiency; standardization; throughput; time division duplexing; user locations; wideband code division multiple access; Area measurement; Communications technology; Downlink; Fading; Multiaccess communication; Shadow mapping; Standardization; Throughput; Wideband; Wireless communication;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Radio and Wireless Conference, 2004 IEEE

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8451-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/RAWCON.2004.1389185

Filename

1389185