Network throughput and outage analysis in a Poisson and Matérn Cluster based LTE-Advanced small cell networks

• Published in: International journal of electronics and communications Vol. 75; pp. 46 - 52
• Main Authors: Jakó, Zoltán, Ghosh, Joydev
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier GmbH 01.05.2017
• Subjects: Femtocell; HetNet; LTE-Advanced; Matérn Cluster process; Network throughput; Outage analysis; Small cells; HetNet; Network throughput; Outage analysis; Matérn Cluster process; Femtocell; LTE-Advanced; Small cells
• ISSN: 1434-8411; 1618-0399
• DOI: 10.1016/j.aeue.2017.03.006

In LTE-A (LTE-Advanced), the access network cell formation is an integrated form of outdoor unit and indoor unit. With the indoor unit extension the access network becomes heterogeneous (HetNet). HetNet is a straightforward way to provide quality of service (QoS) in terms better network coverage and high data rate. Although, due to uncoordinated, densely deployed small cells large interference may occur, particularly in case of operating small cells within the spectrum of macro base stations (MBS). This paper probes the impact of small cell on the outage probability and the average network throughput enhancement. The positions of the small cells are retained random and modelled with homogeneous Poisson Point Process (PPP) and Matérn Cluster process (MCP). The paper provides an analytic form which permits to compute the outage probability, including the mostly applied fast fading channel types. Furthermore, simulations are evaluated in order to calculate the average network throughput for both random processes. Simulation results highlights that the network throughput remarkably grows due to small cell deployment.