Case 2 - Uplink Capacity Estimation

Assumed Condition for Uplink Capacity Estimation

Voice Data rate(kbps) Activity factor Eb/No Forecast traffic 12.2 0.67 4.2 3000 CS64k 64 1 2.87 400 PS64/64k 64 1 1.6 100 PS64/128k 64 1 1.6 5 PS64/384k 64 1 1.6 2

Cell Load factor = 50%, outcell interference factor f = 0.65 Step 1 - Calculate equivalent amplitude of each service Amplitude for voice: 1 Relative amplitude calculation formula:

Relative amplitude =
service voice CS64k PS64/64k

bit rate for service bit rate for voice Eb

Eb

N0

for service

N0 Equivalent amplitude i
1 5.76 4.3 4.3 4.3

for voice activityfactorfor voice

PS64/128k PS64/384k

Step 2: Calculate composite service mean , variance v and capacity factor c composite service mean

i composite service variance v

= erli ai = 3000 1 + 400 5.76 +100 4.3 + 5 4.3 + 2 4.3 = 5766.1

capacity ifactor c

= erli ai 2 = 3000 1 + 400 5.76 2 +100 4.32 + 5 4.32 + 2 4.32 = 18271.7

c=

18271.7 = = 3.17 5766.1

Step 3: Calculate system virtual traffic A

A=

5766.1 = 1818.96(erl ) 3.17

Step 4: Calculate equivalent voice channel number N Consider only AMR voice users in cell, N is the maximum voice number limited by interference in uplink

= (1 + f )
j

1 W 1 1 1+ R v j Eb No

Cell Load factor = 50%, outcell interference factor f = 0.65, activity factor vj = 0.67, W = 384000, R=12.2k, Eb/No=104.2/10 Consequently, N = 54. Step 5: Calculate virtual channel number per cell, capacity:

Capacity =

(ci ai ) 54 1 = = 17 c 3.17

Step 6: Lookup virtual traffic per cell B according to Erlang-B Table Look up the Erlang B Table, when GoS=2%, the virtual traffic per cell corresponding to 17 virtual channels is B = 10.7erl Step 7: cell number=A/B Cell number = 1818.96/10.7= 170 S111 NodeB number = 170/3 = 54