Table 2 Main simulation parameters

Radius of the cell

R

500 m

Radius of region 1

R _h

125 m

Reference distance

d ₀

20 m

Path loss exponent

β

4

Number of distributed antennas

N

7

Mean of shadow fading

μ

0 dB

Standard deviation of shadow fading

σ

8 dB

Fast fading parameter

m

1

Shape parameter

v

2

Probability that MSs distributed in region 1

λ

0.0625

Order of Hermite polynomial

N _p

40

Number of equidistant nodes for polar radius

P

10

Number of equidistant nodes for polar angle

Q

10