Title :
Capacity loss in CDMA systems due to the constraint of scalability
Author :
Vanhaverbeke, Frederik ; Moeneclaey, Marc
Author_Institution :
TELIN/DIGCOM, Ghent Univ., Gent, Belgium
fDate :
29 Aug.-1 Sept. 2005
Abstract :
We compare the sum capacity of strictly scalable and quasi-scalable CDMA systems. It is demonstrated that the requirement of strict scalability inevitably results in a capacity loss as compared to the optimal quasi-scalable OCDMA/OCDMA signature set.
Keywords :
channel capacity; code division multiple access; constraint handling; optimal systems; capacity loss; optimal OCDMA; quasiscalable CDMA systems; scalability constraint; signature set; strictly scalable CDMA systems; sum capacity; Base stations; Channel capacity; Interference; Multiaccess communication; Scalability; Spread spectrum communication;
Conference_Titel :
Information Theory Workshop, 2005 IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9480-1
DOI :
10.1109/ITW.2005.1531894