Title :
The impact of repeaters on CDMA system performance
Author :
Lee, William C Y ; Lee, David J Y
Author_Institution :
Global Technol., Vodafone AirTouch, Walnut Creek, CA, USA
Abstract :
In mobile communication systems, due to practical frequency wave propagation, there are zones in the selected area, where signal coverage is not adequately accomplished by the base-station. These dead spots are valleys, tunnels on highways and railway tracks. Repeaters are typically viewed as a solution to this problem. We examine repeaters from a slightly different perspective, investigating how, when used in a flat terrain environment they not only extend signal coverage, but impact system performance as well
Keywords :
cellular radio; channel capacity; code division multiple access; multiuser channels; radio repeaters; radiowave propagation; CDMA system performance; base-station; cellular radio; dead spots; flat terrain environment; highways; mobile communication systems; radiowave propagation; railway tracks; repeaters; signal coverage; system capacity; system performance; tunnels; valleys; Antennas and propagation; Costs; Enterprise resource planning; Multiaccess communication; Noise figure; Noise level; Radio frequency; Repeaters; Road transportation; System performance;
Conference_Titel :
Vehicular Technology Conference Proceedings, 2000. VTC 2000-Spring Tokyo. 2000 IEEE 51st
Conference_Location :
Tokyo
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5718-3
DOI :
10.1109/VETECS.2000.851575
