The impact of the subscriber profile on WCDMA radio network performance

The third-generation cellular systems will offer services well beyond the capabilities of today´s networks. For an operator to provide the maximum capacity of the network supporting multiple traffic mixes more advanced analysis methods are required. The scope of this paper is to demonstrate with simulations how the subscriber profile (mobile station speed and the used service) impact on the network capacity and quality of service. Furthermore, the simulator used in the study is described, the uplink and downlink iterations and the fast power control and soft handover modeling are briefly introduced