Power Saving Scheduling Scheme for Internet of Things over LTE/LTE-Advanced Networks

Table 2

Simulation configuration.

Network layout	Hexagonal/2-tier
Transmission scheme	Downlink
Intercell distance	100 m
Carrier frequency	Band 3, 1800 MHz
System bandwidth	20 MHz for macrocell, 1.4 MHz for femtocells
Antenna type	Omnidirectional with 0 dB gain
Noise density	−174 dBm/Hz
Propagation model	TS 36.942 for urban environment
Penetration loss for femtocells	12 dBm
Channel fading model	Rayleigh fading
Number of macrocells	1
Number of femtocells	6
Transmit power of macrocell	46 dBm
Maximum transmission power of femtocells	20 dBm
Minimum transmission power of femtocells	−20 dBm
Number of macrocell users	200
Number of users per femtocell	20
Proportion of cell-edge users per femtocell	0.3
Simulation duration	512 ms