Technoeconomical Analysis of Macrocell and Femtocell Based HetNet under Different Deployment Constraints

Table 4

General simulation parameters.

Parameter	Unit	Macrocell	Femtocell
Operating frequency	GHz	2.1
Carrier bandwidth(s)	MHz	5, 40, 100
Transmit power	dBm	43	20
BS antenna type		Directional	Omnidirectional
BS antenna beamwidth,	°	65°/6°	360°/90°
BS antenna gain,	dBi	18	2.2
UE antenna type		Half-wave dipole
UE antenna gain	dBi	2.2
BS antenna height,	m	30	2
UE antenna height,	m	2 (relative to floor level)
Receiver noise figure	dB	9
Backhaul connectivity constraint	Mbps	No constraint	4, 16, and 100
Simulation environment
Propagation scenario		Suburban
Propagation model		Dominant Path Prediction Model [22]
Building dimensions	m	10 × 10
Building height	m	5
Indoor floor plan		Open space
External wall penetration loss	dB	30
Ceiling/floor penetration loss	dB	4