Abstract#R##N##R##N#This paper is concerned with the effects of user distribution on the delay performance of packet access in wideband code division multiple access (WCDMA) downlink networks. The characteristics of a packet-switched data traffic model which mimics internet web browsing is presented. The cellular system model is based on the release 4 configuration of the third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) technical specification. The investigation incorporates traffic channel power allocation, fast power control, data traffic characteristics, data activity factor, different user distributions, hot-spot scenarios, base station sectorization schemes and antenna beam patterns. Two types of system level Monte-Carlo simulations are proposed and a performance comparison is given. The results include the overall delay performance and their sensitivities to a diverse set of parameters. Copyright © 2004 AEI
['Hua Fu', 'John S. Thompson']
Effects of user distribution on the delay performance of downlink packet access in 3GPP WCDMA networks