Network planning aspects of DS-CDMA with particular emphasis on soft handoff

Author

Simmonds, C.M. ; Beach, M.A.

Author_Institution

Centre for Commun. Res., Bristol Univ., UK

fYear

1993

fDate

18-20 May 1993

Firstpage

846

Lastpage

849

Abstract

A study into the application of soft handoff in wideband direct sequence code division multiple access (DS-CDMA) communications systems is described. Soft handoff is explained in terms of macroscopic diversity, a form of diversity combining in which signals transmitted via independently fading paths can be combined in order to enhance the overall performance. Results from a series of outdoor propagation studies, specifically designed to investigate the propagation aspects of soft handoff, are presented, and the future work activities of the project are outlined

Keywords

broadband networks; code division multiple access; diversity reception; fading; land mobile radio; planning; pseudonoise codes; spread spectrum communication; DS-CDMA; diversity combining; independently fading paths; macroscopic diversity; network planning; outdoor propagation; performance; soft handoff; wideband direct sequence code division multiple access; 3G mobile communication; Base stations; Diversity reception; Europe; Fading; Mobile communication; Multiaccess communication; Quality of service; Radio spectrum management; Telecommunication standards;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Vehicular Technology Conference, 1993., 43rd IEEE

Conference_Location

Secaucus, NJ

ISSN

1090-3038

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1267-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/VETEC.1993.510943

Filename

510943