A Model for Time-Efficient HSDPA Simulations

Abstract

Models for the downlink capacity of WCDMA systems with dedicated channels as specified in the UMTS Release '99 rely on the orthogonality factor for approximating the intra-cell interference due to multi-path propagation. This model is no longer applicable for the HSDPA as the performance of fast scheduling and adaptive modulation and coding depends on the small-scale fading effects. This leads to the problem on how to produce reliable statistics for the long-term system-level behavior when small-scale fading effects are not negligible. In this paper we introduce a general framework on how to perform time-efficient simulations that capture the effects of small-scale fading.