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Table 1 Radio propagation parameters.

From: Novel Heuristics for Cell Radius Determination in WCDMA Systems and Their Application to Strategic Planning Studies

Node B parameters

Mobile terminal parameters

Height B (m)

50

Height (m)

1.75

Power (W)

10

Power (W)

0.25

Antenna gain (dB)

10

Antenna gain (dB)

0

Cable loss (dB)

3

Skin loss)

3

Noise figure (dB)

5

Noise figure (dB)

7

Frequency (MHz)

1950

Frequency (MHz)

2140

Common parameters

Log normal fading margin (dB)

7.3

Fast fading margin (dB)

2

UL intercell interference ratio

0.88

Soft handover gain

3

DL intercell interference ratio

0.88

Interference margin (dB)

6.02

Sectors

1