Understanding UMTS Radio Network Modelling, Planning And Automated Optimisation: Theory And Practice

547 Pages·2006·9.152 MB·English

by  Maciej Nawrocki, Hamid Aghvami, Mischa Dohler

Understanding UMTS
Radio Network
Modelling, Planning
and Automated
Optimisation
Theory and Practice
Edited by
Maciej J. Nawrocki
Wrocław University of Technology, Poland
Mischa Dohler
France Télécom R&D, France
A. Hamid Aghvami
King’s College London, UK

Understanding UMTS
Radio Network Modelling,
Planning and Automated
Optimisation

Understanding UMTS
Radio Network
Modelling, Planning
and Automated
Optimisation
Theory and Practice
Edited by
Maciej J. Nawrocki
Wrocław University of Technology, Poland
Mischa Dohler
France Télécom R&D, France
A. Hamid Aghvami
King’s College London, UK
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Contents
Preface xiii
Acknowledgments xvii
ListofAcronyms xix
NotesonEditorsandContributors xxix
PARTI INTRODUCTION 1
1 ModernApproachestoRadioNetworkModellingandPlanning 3
MaciejJ.Nawrocki,MischaDohlerandA.HamidAghvami
1.1 Historicalaspectsofradionetworkplanning 3
1.2 Importanceandlimitationsofmodellingapproaches 5
1.3 Manualversusautomatedplanning 7
References 9
2 IntroductiontotheUTRAFDDRadioInterface 11
PeterGould
2.1 IntroductiontoCDMA-basednetworks 11
2.2 TheUTRAFDDairinterface 15
2.2.1 Spreadingcodes 15
2.2.2 Commonphysicalchannels 20
2.2.3 Dedicatedphysicalchannels 27
2.3 UTRAFDDkeymechanisms 29
2.3.1 Cellbreathingandsoftcapacity 29
2.3.2 Interferenceandpowercontrol 31
2.3.3 Softhandoverandcompressedmode 32
2.4 Parametersthatrequireplanning 34
2.4.1 Signalpathparameters 34
2.4.2 Powerallocation 35
2.4.3 Systemsettings 35
References 35
vi Contents
3 SpectrumandServiceAspects 37
MaciejJ.Grzybkowski,ZiemowitNeymanandMarcinNey
3.1 Spectrumaspects 37
3.1.1 SpectrumrequirementsforUMTS 38
3.1.2 SpectrumidentifiedforUMTS 39
3.1.3 FrequencyarrangementsfortheUMTSterrestrialcomponent 39
3.1.4 Operatorspectrumdemands 45
3.2 Servicefeaturesandcharacteristics 46
References 52
4 TrendsfortheNearFuture 55
MaciejJ.Nawrocki,MischaDohlerandA.HamidAghvami
4.1 Introduction 55
4.2 Systemsyettobedeployed 56
4.2.1 UTRATDD 56
4.2.2 TD-SCDMA 57
4.2.3 Satellitesegment 58
4.3 Enhancedcoverage 60
4.3.1 UltraHighSites(UHS) 61
4.3.2 HighAltitudePlatformSystem(HAPS) 61
4.4 Enhancedcapacity 61
4.4.1 HierarchicalCellStructures(HCS) 61
4.4.2 HighSpeedDownlinkPacketAccess(HSDPA) 62
4.4.3 HighSpeedUplinkPacketAccess(HSUPA) 63
4.4.4 OrthogonalFrequencyDivisionModulation(OFDM) 64
4.5 Heterogeneousapproaches 64
4.5.1 WirelessLANs 64
4.5.2 WirelessMANs(WiMAX) 65
4.6 ConcludingRemarks 65
References 65
PARTII MODELLING 67
5 PropagationModelling 69
KamilStaniec,MaciejJ.GrzybkowskiandKarstenErlebach
5.1 RadiochannelsinwidebandCDMAsystems 69
5.1.1 Electromagneticwavepropagation 69
5.1.2 Widebandradiochannelcharacterisation 73
5.1.3 IntroductiontodeterministicmethodsinmodellingWCDMAsystems 75
5.1.4 Deterministicmethods:comparisonofperformance 79
5.2 Applicationofempiricalanddeterministicmodelsinpicocellplanning 80
5.2.1 Techniquesforindoormodelling 80
5.2.2 Techniquesforoutdoor-to-indoormodelling 82
5.3 Applicationofempiricalanddeterministicmodelsinmicrocellplanning 84
5.3.1 COST231Walfisch–Ikegamimodel 85
5.3.2 Manhattanmodel 87
5.3.3 Othermicrocellularpropagationmodels 88
Contents vii
5.4 Applicationofempiricalanddeterministicmodelsinmacrocellplanning 90
5.4.1 ModifiedHata 90
5.4.2 Othermodels 91
5.5 Propagationmodelsofinterferingsignals 94
5.5.1 ITU-R1546model 94
5.5.2 ITU-R452model 100
5.5.3 StatisticsintheModifiedHatamodel 104
5.6 Radiopropagationmodelcalibration 105
5.6.1 Tuningalgorithms 106
5.6.2 Singleandmultipleslopeapproaches 108
Appendix:Calculationofinversecomplementarycumulative
normaldistributionfunction 110
References 111
6 TheoreticalModelsforUMTSRadioNetworks 115
Hans-FlorianGeerdes,AndreasEisenblätter,PiotrM.Słobodzian,
MikioIwamura,MischaDohler,RafałZdunek,PeterGouldand
MaciejJ.Nawrocki
6.1 Antennamodelling 115
6.1.1 Mobileterminalantennamodelling 117
6.1.2 Basestationantennamodelling 118
6.2 Linklevelmodel 122
6.2.1 Relationtoothermodels 123
6.2.2 Linklevelsimulationchain 124
6.2.3 Linklevelreceivercomponents 126
6.2.4 Linklevelreceiverdetectors 128
6.3 Capacityconsiderations 134
6.3.1 Capacityofasinglecellsystem 134
6.3.2 Downlinkpower-limitedcapacity 134
6.3.3 Uplinkpower-limitedcapacity 137
6.4 Staticsystemlevelmodel 139
6.4.1 Linklevelaspects 140
6.4.2 Propagationdata 141
6.4.3 Equipmentmodelling 142
6.4.4 Transmitpowersandpowercontrol 144
6.4.5 Servicesanduser-specificproperties 146
6.4.6 Softhandover 147
6.4.7 Completemodel 148
6.4.8 Applicationsofastaticsystem-levelnetworkmodel 149
6.4.9 Powercontrolatcelllevel 152
6.4.10 Equationsystemsolving 157
6.5 Dynamicsystemlevelmodel 161
6.5.1 Similaritiesanddifferencesbetweenstaticanddynamicmodels 161
6.5.2 Genericsystemmodel 162
6.5.3 Input/outputparameters 164
6.5.4 Mobilitymodels 164
6.5.5 Trafficmodels 165
6.5.6 Pathlossmodels 167
6.5.7 Shadowingmodels 168