Understanding the Impact of Line-of-Sight in the Ergodic Spectral Efficiency of Cellular Networks

In this paper we investigate the impact of line-of-sight Los condition in the ergodic spectral efficiency of cellular networks. To achieve this goal, we have considered the κ-μ shadowed model, which is a general model that provides an excellent fit to a wide set of propagation conditions. To overcome the mathematical complexity of the analysis, we have split the analysis between large and small-scale effects. Building on the proposed framework, we study a number of scenarios that range from heavily-fluctuating LoS to deterministic-LoS. Finally, we shed light on the interplay between fading severity and spectral efficiency by means of the amount of fading.