Title :
Cellular control channel capacity: evaluation and enhancement
Author_Institution :
Wireless Syst. Eng., Northern Telecom, Brampton, Ont., Canada
Abstract :
The author evaluates the cellular control channel capacity as a function of C/I and proposes a modified frequency plan in conjunction with antenna engineering to enhance the performance. It is shown that a directional antenna with downtilt provides line-of-sight propagation in the serving base and out-of-sight propagation in adjacent bases. The resulting effect is a further improvement of C/I performance. It is shown that the control channel capacity is a function of C/I and Rayleigh fading
Keywords :
cellular radio; channel capacity; fading; frequency shift keying; radiofrequency interference; C/I performance; FSK; Rayleigh fading; cellular control channel capacity; directional antenna; downtilt; forward control channel; frequency plan; interference; line-of-sight propagation; out-of-sight propagation; reverse control channel; Base stations; Bit error rate; Channel capacity; Data communication; Delay; Frequency shift keying; Interference; Land mobile radio cellular systems; Rayleigh channels; Systems engineering and theory;
Conference_Titel :
Military Communications Conference, 1992. MILCOM '92, Conference Record. Communications - Fusing Command, Control and Intelligence., IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0585-X
DOI :
10.1109/MILCOM.1992.244048
