Uplink coverage analysis of multicarrier joint detection code division multiple access based macrocellular radio systems

A method for the analysis of the coverage of macrocellular radio systems is explained and applied to multicarrier joint detection code division multiple access (MC/JD-CDMA). Owing to the limited transmit powers of mobiles, the coverage is limited by the uplink. The method starts from the determination of the minimally allowed mean received power P_e,min in the uplink. To evaluate P_e,min, the carrier-to-interference ratio C/I required to meet a particular quality of service (QoS) criterion must be quantified by simulations. With P_e,min and a given transmit power P_s, the maximally allowed path loss a_max and the maximum average cell radius ρ_0,max are calculated