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Performance of MIMO-WCDMA Multicellular Networks with Ideal Power Control

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The goal of the study presented in this paper is to investigate the performance of a multiple input multiple output network using the wideband code division multiple access physical layer protocol. In this context, several transmission techniques are evaluated by executing independent Monte Carlo simulations in parallel with the help of a developed hybrid system—link level simulator. Moreover, the performance of a proposed technique that is based on the maximization of the desired signal of a Mobile Station (MS) to the total amount of interference caused to the rest of the network is evaluated as well. As results indicate, this technique can achieve up to 45 % transmission power gain for high data rate services compared to the case where only the maximization of the desired MS’s signal is considered.

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    Panagiotis K. Gkonis

  2. Hellenic Air-Force Academy, 1010 , Dekeleia, Attica, Greece

    George Kiokes

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Gkonis, P.K., Kiokes, G. Performance of MIMO-WCDMA Multicellular Networks with Ideal Power Control. Wireless Pers Commun 77, 541–551 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11277-013-1521-1

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