Computer simulation of interference in mobile radio systems

Radio equipment and systems designers face an alarming complexity of considerations, when they attempt to calculate probable interference rates. Only a computer is able to handle all of these variables and predict system performance to a meaningful degree of probability. Therefore, this paper describes a computer simulation approach which has been used to: (1) Explore the relation between interference rates and equipment characteristics; (2) Determine the manner in which channel loading affects the various types of interference; and (3) Analyze multi-system configurations of both the concentrated and the geographically spread types.