Table 1 Path loss model (Okumura-Hata, COST-231) parameters

Constant (1500–2000 MHz) (Okumura-Hata/COST-231 model)

A

46.3 dB

B

33.9 dB

Operating frequency

f

2100 MHz

UT antenna height

h _UT

1.5 m

BS antenna height

h _BS

30 m

Correction factor for MS antenna height

a(h _UT )

−9.2 × 0^–3 dB

Area type correction factor

C _m

0 dB

Slow fading margin (UL/DL calculation)

SFM

13.16 dB

Standard deviation/point location probability

σ

8 dB/95%

UT (TC) sensitivity threshold

P _Rth

−117 dBm

BS (CS) sensitivity threshold

P _Rth

−121 dBm