Static WCDMA system simulator for indoor environments

Author

Tigerstedt, Karl ; Heiska, Kari

Author_Institution

Nokia Networks/Wireless Network Performance, Espoo, Finland

Volume

4

fYear

2001

fDate

2001

Firstpage

2800

Abstract

A static system simulator has been developed for indoor purposes specifically. Based on an existing macro/microcell simulator, this new indoor simulator includes novel approaches for planning a WCDMA network using picocells in the 3D environment of a multi-storey building. A new computation-efficient propagation model for indoors was also developed, allowing for fast modification of the network plan and requiring only bitmap images of the building floorplan as input. Using some on-site measurements, the tunable parameters of this zone-based propagation can be set. The simulator allows modelling of typical indoor radiator solutions, such as omnidirectional and directional antennas and also radiating cables. Special emphasis is also put upon graphical presentation of results on a floor-by-floor basis, allowing for identification of base station (BS) dominance areas, soft handover areas, link loss displays, loading of BS etc

Keywords

code division multiple access; directive antennas; indoor radio; microcellular radio; picocellular radio; radiowave propagation; simulation; telecommunication network planning; 3D environment; BS dominance areas; WCDMA; base station loading; bitmap images; building floorplan; computation-efficient propagation model; directional antennas; graphical presentation; indoor environments; link loss displays; macrocell simulator; microcell simulator; multi-storey building; network plan; omnidirectional antennas; on-site measurements; picocells; planning; radiating cables; soft handover areas; static system simulator; tunable parameters; zone based propagation; Antenna measurements; Base stations; Cables; Computational modeling; Computer networks; Directional antennas; Displays; Indoor environments; Microcell networks; Multiaccess communication;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Vehicular Technology Conference, 2001. VTC 2001 Spring. IEEE VTS 53rd

Conference_Location

Rhodes

ISSN

1090-3038

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6728-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/VETECS.2001.944111

Filename

944111