Table 1 System model and simulation parameters

System bandwidth (W)

5 MHz

Slot duration (T)

2.08 ms

Maximum MS power (P_max)

23 dBm

Minimum MS power (P_min)

3 dBm

Power control step (Δ)

1 dB

Buffer threshold (τ _B )

1800 bytes

Simulation parameters

Values

Simulation area (S)

500 × 500 m

Link distance (d)

Uniform [1,100] m

Arrival rate (λ)

4 packets/slot duration

Packet length (L)

90 bytes

Path-loss exponent (n)

3.5