Reconciling theory and practice
Hans‐Florian Geerdes, Andreas Eisenblätter · 2007
The performance evaluation of W-CDMA networks is intricate as cells are strongly coupled through interference. Pole equations have been developed as a simple tool to analyze cell capacity. Ample scientific contributions have been made on their basis. In the traditional forms, the pole equations rely on strong assumptions such as homogeneous traffic, uniform users, invariant downlink orthogonality. These assumptions are not met in reality. Hence, the pole equations are typically used during initial network dimensioning only. Actual network (fine-) planning requires a more faithful analysis of individual cell's capacity. Complex analytical analysis or Monte-Carlo simulations are used for this purpose.