WCDMA 6-sector Deployment - Case Study of a Real Installed UMTS-FDD Network

Higher order sectorization is a promising technology to increase the capacity of cellular networks without the need for building additional sites. It is important to evaluate system performance in realistic non-homogenous deployment and traffic scenarios. A case study of a real network deployment ha...

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Main Authors: Hagerman, B., Imbeni, D., Barta, J., Pollard, A., Wohlmuth, R., Cosimini, P.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Antennas and propagation
Base stations
Computer aided software engineering
Fading
Land mobile radio cellular systems
Multiaccess communication
Performance gain
Power control
System performance
Telecommunication traffic
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Summary:Higher order sectorization is a promising technology to increase the capacity of cellular networks without the need for building additional sites. It is important to evaluate system performance in realistic non-homogenous deployment and traffic scenarios. A case study of a real network deployment has been undertaken to determine the capacity and coverage performance of the network when a limited set of sites are upgraded to 6-sectors sites. This in comparison to a homogenous and regular hexagonal scenario where a full network migration is performed. It is shown that the performance gain shown in homogenous deployments is maintained in a real network
ISSN:1550-2252
DOI:10.1109/VETECS.2006.1682915