Research Article

A Practical Framework for Energy-Efficient Node Activation in Heterogeneous LTE Networks

Table 1

Simulation parameters.

MacroMicro

Tx power40 dBm36 dBm
320 W16 W
174 W7 W
2.51 W0.450 W
Antenna gain18 dBi11 dBi
Intercell distance 500 m
Path loss model Urban macro (ITU-R)
Bandwidth 10 MHz (50 RBs)
#runs 5 (simulation) 20 (training)
#snapshots 96