Advanced Load Balancing Based on Network Flow Approach in LTE-A Heterogeneous Network

Table 2

Simulation parameters.

Parameters	Assumptions
Carrier frequency	1.9 GHz
Bandwidth	40 MHz
Cell radius	577 m
Antenna type	Omnidirectional
Macrocell transmitter power	46 dBm
Picocell transmitter power	3 dBm
Channel model	SCM model [15]
Shadow fading (SF)	Log-normal
SF correlation distance	10 m
Noise	Thermal noise
Noise power spectral density	−174 dBm
Number of Tx antenna	1
Number of Rx antenna	2