Table 2 Simulation parameters

Number of antennas at each MS (DL, UL)

(4, 2)

Number of co-channel users

6

Channel model

LTE

Scenarios

Pedestrian

Typical Urban

Vehicular

Modulation technique

64 QAM

Doppler frequency (Hz) (PED/TU/VEH)

5/70/300

Speed (km/h) (PED/TU/VEH)

2.7/40.8/162

Channel bandwidth (MHz)

20

Correlation (ρ)

0.7

Carrier frequency (GHz)

2

Inter-site distance (m)

2500

Path loss exponent

3.76

Shadowing standard deviation (dB)

8

Power control

Open loop