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WCDMA downlink capacity of cigar-shaped microcells for long tunnels

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In this paper, the Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) downlink capacity and the interference statistics of long tunnel cigar-shaped microcells are analyzed. The hybrid model of propagation is used in the analysis where a model of 10 cigar-shaped microcells is used. The downlink capacity is given for different sector radio R, break point distance R b and propagation parameters (s and γ). It is found that the effect of changing the value of the propagation parameter s is very small. Also, it is noticed that, increasing the propagation parameter γ will increase the sector downlink. It is found that, the effect of changing the break point distance R b is quasi null. Finally it is noticed that the imperfect power control reduces the downlink capacity by 4 %.

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Ahmed, B.T. WCDMA downlink capacity of cigar-shaped microcells for long tunnels. Telecommun Syst 57, 229–237 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11235-013-9842-7

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