Utilizing 2100 MHz for 4G LTE-A Network Deployment to Addressing Spectrum Scarcity in Urban Area

Abstract

The current rapid growth of technology causes a tremendous increase in users adopting the latest technology, particularly in a large population country such as Indonesia. This increase in users then led to far more enormous network traffic congestion. One plausible solution to this obstacle query in Indonesia is adding a supplementary 4G LTE-Advanced network frequency. This study aims to use 2100 MHz frequency to simulate both capacity and coverage analysis of a 4G LTE-Advanced network in North Jakarta, Indonesia. Afterward, this study provides the evaluations of Key Performance Indicators (KPI), Reference Signal Receive Power (RSRP), Signal to Interference Noise Ratio (SINR), radio bearer, and throughput analysis based on the obtained simulation results. This study obtained that the site number demanded in North Jakarta is 189 sites. Furthermore, the average RSRP, SINR, radio bearer, and throughput were - 68.73 dBm, 4.1 dB, CQI Index 6, and 16.72 Mbps, respectively. These values met the requirements for the 2100 MHz frequency implementation in North Jakarta.