Vertical Beamforming Inuence on Cellular Networks

Authors

  • Pichaya Chaipanya School of Telecommunication Engineering, Suranaree University of Technology
  • Monthippa Uthansakul School of Telecommunication Engineering, Suranaree University of Technology
  • Peerapong Uthansakul School of Telecommunication Engineering, Suranaree University of Technology

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37936/ecti-eec.2014121.170807

Keywords:

Beamforming, Fractional Frequency Reuse, OFDMA, Linear Array, Cellular System

Abstract

This paper proposes a vertical beamforming concept to a cellular network employing fractional frequency reuse technique. The reference antenna utilized in this paper is the one currently employed at base station. The idea of using two different vertical beams is proposed for cell-center and cell-edge regions, separately. The proposed concept is validated through computer simulation in terms of SINR and channel capacity. The obtained results indicate that the proposed concept can improve the performance of the cellular networks comparing with the ones employing horizontal beamforming and one spot beam covering cell sector.

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Published

2014-02-18

How to Cite

Chaipanya, P., Uthansakul, M., & Uthansakul, P. (2014). Vertical Beamforming Inuence on Cellular Networks. ECTI Transactions on Electrical Engineering, Electronics, and Communications, 12(1), 73–81. https://doi.org/10.37936/ecti-eec.2014121.170807

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 1 (2014): Regular Issue

Section

Communication Systems

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