Evaluation of W-CDMA network performance and impact of soft handover using dynamic network simulations
Evaluation of W-CDMA network performance and impact of soft handover using dynamic network simulations
- Author(s): U. Bernhard ; H. Pampel ; J. Mueckenheim ; P. Gunreben
- DOI: 10.1049/cp:20000070
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- Author(s): U. Bernhard ; H. Pampel ; J. Mueckenheim ; P. Gunreben Source: First International Conference on 3G Mobile Communication Technologies, 2000 p. 347 – 351
- Conference: First International Conference on 3G Mobile Communication Technologies
- DOI: 10.1049/cp:20000070
- ISBN: 0 85296 726 8
- Location: London, UK
- Conference date: 27-29 March 2000
- Format: PDF
Soft handover is an essential technique for code-division multiple-access (CDMA) mobile cellular communication systems. The main benefits of soft handover are the fading margin improvement and a higher uplink capacity while the disadvantages include the overhead in the radio access network and the increased downlink interference due to the transmission from multiple base stations. The investigations reported in this paper consider this trade-off for setting the soft handover parameters. The parameters and the corresponding network performance are evaluated for the future Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (UMTS) using a dynamic network simulation tool.
Inspec keywords: fading channels; radio access networks; broadband networks; radio links; channel capacity; cellular radio; code division multiple access; radio networks; digital simulation
Subjects: Subscriber loops; Multiple access communication; Radio access systems; Mobile radio systems
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