Measuring coverage quality for femtocell and macrocell broadband data services

Author

Weitzen, Jay A. ; Grosch, Theodore

Author_Institution

Airvana, Chelmsford, MA, USA

fYear

2009

fDate

9-11 Nov. 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

This paper presents the results of field trials conducted to measure and compare indoor airlink data rates from femtocells to indoor coverage from macrocells and concludes that operators can expect to see significant (3-5x) improvement in average airlink data throughput relative to the existing macrocell network. Tests were conducted in a number of single family and multi-unit residences. The paper concentrates on UMTS/HSDPA measurements and presents the methodology used in tests and offers summary results. It shows that the case for using femtocells for broadband data services is stronger than for voice based services.

Keywords

3G mobile communication; code division multiple access; quality of service; radiowave propagation; UMTS-HSDPA measurements; average airlink data throughput; femtocell data services; indoor airlink data rates; macrocell broadband data services; macrocell network; radio propagation; voice based services; 3G mobile communication; Attenuation; Buildings; Macrocell networks; Multiaccess communication; Radio propagation; Shadow mapping; Signal to noise ratio; Testing; Throughput; Femtocells; Radio Propagation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwaves, Communications, Antennas and Electronics Systems, 2009. COMCAS 2009. IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Tel Aviv

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-3985-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/COMCAS.2009.5385943

Filename

5385943