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Table 2 Maximal coverage distances for different Tx powers

From: Impact of service rates and base station switching granularity on energy consumption of cellular networks

Tx power P Tk

Urban/urban dense area (d Murb/d )

Sub-urban area (d Msurb )

Downlink BS coverage (COST-231 model)

10 W (40 dBm)

1.416 km

3.193 km

20 W (43 dBm)

1.723 km

3.885 km

30 W (44.77 dBm)

1.935 km

4.361 km

40 W (46 dBm)

2.097 km

4.727 km

Uplink UT coverage (COST-231 model)

Tx Power

Urban/urban dense area (d Murb/d )

Sub-urban area (d Msurb )

0.7 W (28.4 dBm)

0.864 km

1.949 km