System performance of the EDGE concept for enhanced data rates in GSM and TDMA/136

Author

Furuskär, Anders ; Bladsjö, David ; Eriksson, Stefan ; Frodigh, Magnus ; Jäverbring, Stefan ; Olofsson, Håkan

Author_Institution

Ericsson Radio Syst. AB, Stockholm, Sweden

fYear

1999

fDate

1999

Firstpage

752

Abstract

This paper evaluates the system performance of the EDGE concept. The capacity of Enhanced GPRS is evaluated using both the incremental redundancy mode and the link adaptation mode of the recently standardized EGPRS link quality control scheme. The presented results show that the incremental redundancy mode considerably increases capacity and user data rates over the link adaptation mode. Spectral efficiencies exceeding 0.60 bps/Hz/site and user data rates exceeding 384 kbps are achievable. Compared to standard GPRS, these figures are approximately tripled. To vouch for high simulation accuracy, a novel interface between link and system simulations is used, where multipath fading is included on system level

Keywords

cellular radio; channel capacity; digital simulation; fading channels; multiuser channels; packet radio networks; radio links; telecommunication standards; time division multiple access; EDGE concept; Enhanced GPRS; GSM; TDMA/136; capacity; enhanced data rates; incremental redundancy mode; interface; link adaptation mode; link level simulation; multipath fading; simulation accuracy; spectral efficiencies; standard GPRS; standardized EGPRS link quality control; system level simulation; system performance; user data rates; Bit rate; Fading; GSM; Ground penetrating radar; Performance analysis; Physical layer; Quality control; Standardization; System performance; Time division multiple access;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, 1999. WCNC. 1999 IEEE

Conference_Location

New Orleans, LA

ISSN

1525-3511

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5668-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WCNC.1999.796748

Filename

796748