Research Article

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

Table 8

Average network capacity at 5 MHz bandwidth.

Deployment strategyCell density (cells per km2)Network capacity (Gbps/km2)

Homogeneous (macro-only)
 ISD 1732 m—no B/H limitation3.50.02
 ISD 866 m—no B/H limitation13.90.10
 ISD 433 m—no B/H limitation55.40.43

Heterogeneous (macro-femto)
 ISD 1732 m (5% femtopenetration):
  (i) Femtocell B/H connectivity at 4 Mbps1600.63
  (ii) Femtocell B/H connectivity at 16 Mbps1601.68
  (iii) Femtocell B/H connectivity at 100 Mbps1601.68