DocumentCode
1321162
Title
Cellular capacity
Author
Angus, Alice ; Sacuta, A.
Author_Institution
Novatel Commun. Ltd., Calgary, Alta., Canada
Volume
17
Issue
4
fYear
1992
Firstpage
160
Lastpage
166
Abstract
The authors present a comparative analysis of the capacity of cellular systems configured to use orthogonal (time division or frequency division) or nonorthogonal (code division) multiple access methods. The analysis proceeds on the basis of information theory with minimum attention to the practical issues of propagation and reception in the UHF bands. The conclusion is that the maximum Shannon capacities of orthogonal and nonorthogonal cellular systems are within 25% of one another, with TDMA/FDMA having a slight advantage.
Keywords
cellular radio; channel capacity; code division multiple access; frequency division multiple access; time division multiple access; CDMA; FDMA; Shannon capacities; TDMA; UHF bands; cellular capacity; cellular radio; information theory; nonorthogonal multiple access methods; orthogonal multiple access methods; propagation; reception; Bandwidth; Equations; Frequency division multiaccess; Interference; Receivers; Time division multiple access;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electrical and Computer Engineering, Canadian Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0840-8688
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/CJECE.1992.6592502
Filename
6592502
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