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04 WO - NP2002 - E01 - 0 UMTS Coverage Estimation 29
04 WO - NP2002 - E01 - 0 UMTS Coverage Estimation 29
04 WO - NP2002 - E01 - 0 UMTS Coverage Estimation 29
Contents
1 UMTS Service Model...................................................................................................................................1
1.1 Service Classification..........................................................................................................................1
1.2 Service Model......................................................................................................................................2
1.2.1 Classification of Area Types.....................................................................................................2
1.2.2 CS Domain Service Model.......................................................................................................3
1.2.3 PS Domain Service Model.......................................................................................................4
2 UMTS Coverage Estimation........................................................................................................................9
2.1 Radio Propagation Model....................................................................................................................9
2.1.1 Free Space Propagation Loss....................................................................................................9
2.1.2 Propagation Model.................................................................................................................10
2.2 Link Budget.......................................................................................................................................12
2.2.1 Basic Link Budget Parameters...............................................................................................13
2.2.2 Unlink Budget.........................................................................................................................21
2.2.3 Uplink/Downlink Balance......................................................................................................22
2.3 Coverage Scale Estimation................................................................................................................23
2.3.1 Calculation of BS Coverage Radius.......................................................................................23
2.3.2 Calculation of BS Coverage Area..........................................................................................24
2.3.3 Scale Calculation....................................................................................................................25
Streaming
Interactive
Background
Basic Features
Typical Cases
Voice
conference,
game, Telnet
service,
Voice
stream
video
interactive
media
Basic
browse,
mobile
FTP, E-mail
For different service cases, the UMTS service bear rate shall be designed according to
their special demands on radio resources. Table 1.1-2 lists the radio bear rates of these
typical services.
Table 1.1-2 Data Service Application Proportion and Bear Rate
Bear Rate (kbps)
Service
Uplink
Downlink
64
64
MMS
64
64
Intranet
64
128
E-commerce
64
128
Info Services
64
128
Entertainment
64
128
WWW
64
128
FTP
64
128/384
Video streaming
64
384
Site
Distribution
Classification
Feature
Downtown area
Traffic-intensive
Central business
district*
requirement
Irregular
building-
service
intensive area
User Density
2
(user/km )
>12000
>8000
Population Density
(user/km2)
>50000
>30000
development
Dense
building
>1000
complex area
High traffic; medium service rate;
Urban area
Suburb area
service
>1000
<1000
>10000
>3000
>100
solving coverage
<1000
<100
line
of
communication/
Scenic spot
Note: *Such regions as Middle Ring of HongKong and Lujiazui Financial & Trade Zone in Shanghai
Considering voice service remains important at the early stage of 3G construction, the
following sections gives detailed recommendation of busy hour traffic for the above six
areas respectively on voice service and video phone service; with respect to PS domain
data service, busy hour traffic for only the former four areas are provided.
Call duration
Call setup
Call release
Error: Reference source not foundFigure 1.2-1 Call Model of Voice Service
Primary parameters of the voice service model are Busy Hour Call Attempt (BHCA)
and call duration. With these two parameters, you can calculate the busy hour traffic.
Busy Hour Traffic = BHCA x Call Duration /3600
Tables 1.2-2 and 1.2-3 respectively offer the recommended values of voice service and
video phone service in different areas.
Table 1.2-2 Voice Service Model
Area
BHCA
Central business
Traffic (Erl/BH)
2.7
60
0.045
1.8
60
0.03
1.2
60
0.02
Urban area
1.2
60
0.02
Suburb area
1.018
60
0.018
Rural area
0.96
60
0.016
0.9
60
0.015
district
Downtown
area
Irregular
buildingintensive area
Dense
building
complex area
Main
line
of
communication/scenic spot
BHCA
Central business
Traffic (mErl/BH)
0.135
120
4.5
0.09
120
0.06
120
Urban area
0.06
120
Suburb area
0.0509
120
1.8
Rural area
0.048
120
1.6
0.045
120
1.5
district
Downtown
area
Irregular
buildingintensive area
Dense building
complex area
Main
line
communication/scenic spot
of
Data call(session)-WWW
Click web
page
Click next
page
Packet Call
Packet Call
Web page
download
Active
Send/Receive Email
Dormant
Packet Call
Active Dormant
Active
Active
Packet Call
Data Burst
Packet Call
Packet Call
Data Burst
Data Burst
Data Burst
Call setup
Call release
Active
Dormant
The data service here is described in ETSI model. Its primary parameters are Busy
Hour Session Attempt (BHSA), calls per session, packets per call and mean packet
size. With these parameters, you can work out the busy hour service throughput and
equivalent Erl. Table 1.2-4 gives the calculation method of data service throughput.
Table 1.2-4 Data Service Throughput Calculation
Parameter
Symbol
Application proportion
G = a*b*c*d*e*8/1000
Erl
h = g/3600/f
Based on the national CDMA user habit analysis statistics in conjunction with the
international UMTS data service features, parameters of data service ETSI model in
Service
BHSA
Call per
Packet
Session
in a Call
UL/DL
UL/DL
Mean Packet
Throughput
Size (Byte)
UL/DL(kbits)
0.3
2/2
15/15
480
34.56/34.56
MMS
0.05
2/2
15/15
480
5.76/5.76
Intranet
0.15
5/5
4/27
480
11.56/77.76
0.05
2/2
10/26
480
3.84/9.98
0.08
2/2
5/33
480
6.14/40.69
0.02
5/5
4/27
480
1.54/10.37
WWW
0.2
5/5
2/15
480
7.68/57.60
FTP
0.15
1/1
8/74
480
4.61/42.62
Ecommer
ce
Info
Services
Entertai
nment
Because all services will finally come down to the bear rate, Table 1.2-6 provides a
recommended data service model at the early stage of 3G construction based on bear
rate. Where, 384 service is applicable only for downtown and urban areas due to its
great impact on network coverage.
Table 1.2-6 Data Service Model
Busy Hour Traffic (kbits)
Bear
Rate
Downtown
(kbps)
Area
Urban Area
Suburb Area
Uplink/Downli
Rural Area
nk Proportion
64/64
80.64
63.04
38.8
15.76
1:1
64/128
161.88
140.3
87.35
34.94
1:7
64/384
112.51
86.8
54.25
21.7
1:10
Note: The data in this table is intended for Class 4 area, which relatively drops behind
Class 1, 2 and 3 areas so that you can multiply the data by 30, 20 and 10 respectively
for these areas. Overseas developed areas are taken as Class 1 areas.
From analysis, 31 provinces and cities in China mainland can be categorized into four
Sr
Pt Gt
4d 2
Pr Sr Ar
Where, Ar stands for the effective receiving area of antenna,
Ar
Gr 2
4
Pr
then,
Pt Gt Gr 2
4 d 2
The propagation loss is defined as the ratio of power from transmitter to transmit
antenna to power received by receive antenna:
4 d
Pt
Pr Gt Gr 2
2
Loss
Path loss is measured by dB, then space propagation loss (Loss) is:
4 d 2
Loss 10 lg
4d
10 lg Gt 10 lg Gr
20 lg
Gt Gr
2
4d
Loss 20 lg
From the above formula, we can see that the larger the distance (d) between transmit
antenna and receive antenna, and the larger the radio wave frequency (f), the larger the
free space loss. When d or f is doubled, the propagation loss of free space will be
increased by 6 dB.
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Vegetation features
Weather conditions
Propagation model is usually classified into outdoor propagation model and indoor
propagation model. The frequently-used models are shown in Table 2.1-1.
Table 2.1-1 Common Propagation Models
Model Name
Frequency Range
Okumura-Hata
Cost231-Hata
Cost231 Walfish-Ikegami
Keenan-Motley
General model
The Cost231-Hata model and the General model used in the network planning software
Aircom are described below.
The Cost231-Hata model is applicable for 150 MHz2000 MHz macro cell prediction.
The urban path loss value can be worked out with the following approximate analysis
formula:
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Table 2.2-1
Parameter
Symbol
E=A+B-C-D
Procedure
G=F+10*LOG(3840
000)
Eb/No (dB)
I=G+H
L=10*LOG(3840/K)
N=I+J-L+M
V=E-N+O-P-QR+S-T-U
Transmitter power:
BS transmitting power:
The maximum transmitting power of BS is 43 dB. The power of the Dedicated
CHannel (DCH) accounts for 63% of the total power. Table 2.2-2 shows the
power distribution of all channels:
Table 2.2-2 Power Distribution of Channels
Power (dBm)
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Power (W)
Proportion
Max Tx Power:
43.0
20.0
100.00%
Pilot Power:
33.0
2.0
10%
PCCPCH(BCH):
30.0
1.0
5%
SCCPCH(FACH):
30.0
1.0
5%
SCCPCH(PCH):
30.0
1.0
5%
AICH:
26.0
0.4
2%
PICH:
26.0
0.4
2%
P-SCH:
29.0
0.8
4%
S-SCH:
29.0
0.8
4%
DCH
41.0
12.6
63%
Antenna gain
It is generally 0 dB for the UE.
During link budget, suppose the directional antenna gain of the BS to 17 dBi and
the omni-directional receiving antenna gain to 11 dBi. In practice, different
antennas can be selected in accordance with different region types and coverage
requirements.
Feeder loss
It includes the loss of all feeders and connectors between the equipment top and
the antenna connector. For a feeder of 30-40 meters long, suppose the total
feeder loss to 4 dB (including the connector loss) during link budget. For a
feeder of 40-50 meters long, suppose the total feeder loss to 5 dB (including the
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Eb/No
In the GSM system, the Signal-to-Noise ratio (S/N) is used to describe the antiinterference capability of useful signals. When S/N matches certain conditions,
the receiver can demodulate useful signals. In the UMTS system, however,
useful signals are submerged in the noise. So S/N cannot be used to reflect the
signal quality sufficiently. Eb/No serves as the reference of signal quality in the
UMTS system.
Eb/No indicates the demodulation threshold of the receiver, that is, energy per
bit divided by the noise power spectrum density.
Eb indicates the signal energy per bit, that is, Eb = S/R where S indicates signal
energy and R indicates service bit rate.
No indicates the noise power spectrum density, that is No = N/W where W
indicates bandwidth (3.84 M) and N indicates noise (total receiving power
except the signal itself).
S
Eb/No =
R
N
S W = S PG
N R N
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Urban Area
Suburb Area
(dB)
Service type
Static
TU 3km/h
TU 50km/h RA 3km/h
RA 50km/h
RA 120km/h
AMR 12.2k
4.1
4.2
6.4
4.1
6.4
CS 64K
2.5
2.87
4.5
2.8
5.2
5.2
PS 64K
0.9
1.6
4.5
2.7
4.9
Urban Area
Suburb Area
(dB)
Service type
Static
TU 3km/h
TU 50km/h RA 3km/h
RA 50km/h
RA 120km/h
AMR 12.2k
7.2
7.7
7.1
8.5
8.4
7.2
CS 64K
7.1
7.7
6.7
8.8
8.2
7.1
PS 64K
6.4
7.4
6.2
7.8
6.4
PS 128K
5.7
6.4
5.5
7.3
7.3
5.7
PS 384K
6.4
5.9
7.7
7.7
6.4
Interference margin
Interference margin = 10 lg lg(1 ) , where
BS receiving sensitivity
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BS receiving sensitivity indicates the minimum receiving level that the service
channel requires to guarantee the decoding requirement with certain
communication qualities.
From the above deduction of Eb/No:
S(dBm) = Eb/No(dB) + N(dBm) - 10lg(W/R).
N indicates the total noise that the BS receives, that is, N = Noise + Nf + IM.
In the formula:
Noise indicates the thermal noise, caused by electronic thermal movements in
the conductor. It is generated between antenna and receiver as well as in the
damaged component coupler of level 1 of the receiver. In most of
communication systems, the power spectrum density is the same at the fixed
frequency point because the noise bandwidth is far larger than the system
bandwidth. From the DC to the frequency of 10 12 Hz, therefore, the noise power
generated by the thermal noise source is the same per unit bandwidth. The
calculation formula of power is:
Noise = KTW (in the unit of W)
K indicates a Boltzmann constant, namely 1.38*10-23J/K.
T indicates the Kelvin temperature, namely 290 K.
W indicates the signal bandwidth, namely 3.84 M.
When dBm is taken as the calculation unit:
Noise = 10lg(KT) + 10lg(W).
10lg(KT) indicates the thermal noise density (in the unit of dBm/Hz).
Nf indicates the BS noise coefficient, defined as the ratio of input S/N to output
S/N. 3GPP does not have specific requirement for the equipment noise. It is
generally taken as 3 dB for link budget.
IM indicates the noise increasing caused by system load.
S(dBm) = Eb/No(dB) + 10lg(KTW) + Nf(dBm) + IM(dBm) - 10lg(W/R).
The formula of BS receiving sensitivity is:
Receiver Sensitivity = 10lg(KT) + Nf + 10lg(Eb/No) + 10lgR + IM.
10lg(KT) indicates the thermal noise density, namely 174 dBm/Hz.
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10 Penetration loss
The penetration loss of buildings and vehicles is an important factor that
influences the radio coverage. The penetration loss is related to the specific
building/vehicle type and incident angle of radio wave. Suppose that the
penetration loss complies with lognormal distribution during link budget, and
use the average value of penetration loss and standard deviation to describe it. If
the radio coverage outside buildings is effective, it is enough to set the
penetration loss to 10 dB15 dB. To receive and initiate calls at the core part of a
building, it is necessary to set the penetration loss to 30 dB. Similarly, the
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penetration loss is also important to the coverage inside vehicles. A car has the
penetration loss of 3 dB to 6 dB, and vans and buses may have larger changes.
The penetration loss at the front of vans should not exceed that of cars, but that
at the rear of vans may reach 10 dB to 12 dB. The specific value is dependent on
the number of windows. Therefore, it is necessary to set a reasonable penetration
loss value in accordance with actual conditions of the planning region during
link budget to guarantee good service quality.
11 Shadow fading margin
The shadow fading complies with lognormal distribution. Its value is related to
the sector edge communication probability and shadow fading standard
deviation, while the latter is related to the electromagnetic wave propagation
environment.
The fading margin is reserved to overcome fading changes and guarantee
reliability of communications in the cell. It shall correspond to certain
requirements of cell edge communication probability.
In the radio space propagation, the path loss of any a given distance changes
rapidly and the path loss value can be regarded as a random variable in
conformity with lognormal distribution. In the case of network design in
accordance with the average path loss, the loss value of points at the cell edge
shall be larger than the path loss median for 50% of time period, and smaller
than the median for the left 50% of time period. That is, the edge coverage
probability of the cell is 50% only. In this case, it is hard for subscribers at the
cell edge to obtain expected service quality with 50% of probability. To improve
coverage probability of the cell, it is necessary to reserve the fading margin
during link budget. The edge coverage probability is generally taken to 75% for
link budget. The following takes the edge coverage probability equal to or larger
than 75% as an example:
Suppose the random variable of propagation loss to which is Gaussian
distribution on dB. Set the average value to
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Pcov erage Pr ( 1)
1
2
( m ) 2
2 2
For the outdoor environment, the standard deviation of the random variable of
propagation loss is always taken to 8 dB. The margin value corresponding to the
edge coverage probability (communication probability) of 75% is:
m 1 0.675 0.675 8 5.4dB
75%
70%
60%
Median
0.675
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Normal distribution
probability density function
Standard deviation=8dB
0.675 x8=5.4dB
m Threshold
Propagati
on loss
The above figures show that it is necessary to reserve 5.4 dB margin to guarantee the
edge coverage probability of 75% in the network planning. An easier method is to
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calculate by using the NORMINV function in Excel. Table 2.2-5 and Figure 2.2-3
show the values of shadow fading margin and edge coverage probability in different
standard deviations.
Table 2.2-5 Shadow Fading Margin and Edge Coverage Probability in Different Standard Deviations
Edge Coverage Probability
= 6dB
= 8dB
= 10dB
= 12dB
50%
55%
0.75
1.01
1.26
1.51
60%
1.52
2.03
2.53
3.04
65%
2.31
3.08
3.85
4.62
70%
3.15
4.20
5.24
6.29
75%
4.05
5.40
6.74
8.09
80%
5.05
6.73
8.42
10.10
85%
6.22
8.29
10.36
12.44
90%
7.69
10.25
12.82
15.38
95%
9.87
13.16
16.45
19.74
98%
12.32
16.43
20.54
24.64
22
20
19.74
18
16.45
16
15.38
14
12.44
12
10.10
10.36
8.09
8.42
8.29
6.74
6.73
5.40
5.05
10
8
6
4
2
0
1.51
1.26
1.01
0.75
0
50%
55%
3.04
2.53
2.03
1.52
60%
4.62
3.85
3.08
2.31
65%
6.29
5.24
4.20
3.15
70%
12.82
10.25
13.16
9.87
6dB
8dB
10dB
12dB
7.69
6.22
4.05
75%
80%
85%
90%
95%
Figure 2.2-3 Shadow Fading Margin and Edge Coverage Probability in Different Standard Deviations
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under different environments and coverage requirements. The following table shows
the calculation process:
Table 2.2-6 Uplink Budget
Parameter
Symbol
D= A +B C
E
G = E +F
I=G+H
K
L = I + 10lg(3.84*106) +(J 10lg (3.84*106/
k ))
BS antenna gain
BS integrated loss
Penetration loss
Maximum loss
T = D -L +M-N-P+Q-R-S
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limited by the capacity. When the load of the cell increases, the condition of limited
downlink may occur.
Table 2.2-7 Uplink/Downlink Parameter Comparison
Parameter
Uplink
Downlink
2.2
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4. 2
The balance between the uplink and downlink needs the help of planning software for
iterative calculation. The calculation includes the uplink coverage estimation and the
downlink power distribution. It shows link balance if the total power does not exceed
the maximum BS transmitting power. If the total power required by the downlink
exceeds the maximum BS transmitting power, it is necessary to reduce the coverage
area and conduct the downlink power distribution again until the total power is smaller
than or equal to the maximum BS transmitting power.
R 10
Pathloss 46.3 33.9 lg f 13.82 lg hb Cm Ahm / 44.9 6.55 lg hb
Pathloss indicates the maximum allowed path loss, acquired via link budget.
f indicates the carrier frequency, in the unit of MHz.
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d indicates the distance from the MS to the antenna, in the unit of Km.
Ahm indicates the mobile antenna height correction factor.
C m indicates the big-city center correction factor, 3 dBm for big cities and 0 dBm for
medium and small cities.
In practice, the universal model of emulation software (such as Aircom) is generally
used:
Path loss = k1 + k2log(d) + k3Hms + k4log(Hms) + k5log(Heff) + k6log(Heff)log(d) +
k7(diffraction loss) + clutter loss
Obtain the radio propagation model that best matches the actual environment of the
local area by correcting k1, k2, k3, k4, k5, k6, k7(diffraction loss) and clutter loss.
Omni-directional BS
Area =
2
3
2
3R 2 , D =
3R
24
Area =
3
9
8
3R 2 , D =
3
R
2
Six-sector directional BS
Area =
3
2
3R 2 , D =
3R
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