Macrocells-User Protected Interference-Aware Transmit Power Control for LTE-A Heterogeneous Networks

Table 1

Simulation parameters.

Parameter	Assumed value
Cell layout	Hexagonal grid,
	3 cells per eNB
Number of sites	7 eNB (=21 cells)
Service area	eNB = 500 m intersite distance
	feNB = 20 m radius
Carrier frequency	1.76 GHz
Bandwidth	10 MHz (50 PRBs)
MUEs distribution	100 users randomly distributed (average 15 per eNB)
FUE distribution	3 FUEs per feNB
Number of feNBs per eNB	20 feNBs randomly distributed
Channel	Path loss (urban)
	Shadowing (Claussen model [21])
Maximum transmit power	eNB: 46 dBm
	feNB: 20 dBm
	MUE: 23 dBm
	FUE: 23 dBm
Transmit power update interval	100 ms (after 10 frames)
Traffic model	Full buffer
Interference threshold at eNB	5 dB
User speed	Up to 3 km/h
	0.8
Z	20 number of PHR difference readings
Thermal noise	−174 dBm/Hz