C/I gains in a single frequency network using TD-CDMA over a unicast network

Abstract

This paper investigates the C/I gain of a single frequency network for an MBSFN network using TD-CDMA over an equivalent unicast network based on measurements from a trial network and simulations. It is shown that a cell edge C/I gain of 14.4 dB can be achieved in the trial network giving an increase of 59% in coverage by using a SFN over a unicast network.