Highly Efficient Simulation Approach for the Network Planning of HSUPA in UMTS

In this paper, a novel approach of HSUPA modeling for static simulation is proposed. This approach is based on the simulation results from time-based simulation and combines the well-known snapshot procedure for R99 with corresponding enhancements for the specific features of HSUPA. The detailed simulation structure and required deduction of multi-cell system equation group are described, respectively. The simulation results show that the new static approach can yield significant performance evaluation for a network much faster than the time- based approach and have comparable quality of the results at the same time. The presented approach is as well applicable for detailed system-level simulations as for incorporation in network dimensioning and planning tools.