Research Article

Resource Allocation for Vertical Sectorization in LTE-Advanced Systems

Table 1

Simulation configuration parameters.

ParametersAssumptions

Cell type Macrocell
Cellular layout 19 cells, each with 3 sectors
Sector radius 288 m, 500 m
Bandwidth 5 M
Channel model WINNER II
Antenna number Transmitter: 2Tx, 4Tx  
Receiver: 2Rx
Antenna configuration Copolarized linear array
Antenna spacing Transmitter: 4.0 ,  
Receiver: 0.5
Number of elevation elements 2
Regular antenna gain 14 dBi
BS max TX power 46 dBm
BS height 32 m
UE height 1.5 m
UE numbers 10 UEs per sector
Scheduler Round-robin
Receiver MMSE
Traffic model Full buffer