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Dual Connectivity in Non-Stand Alone Deployment mode of 5G in Manhattan Environment (2020)

Sheik, M. U., Asghar, M. Z., & Jäntti, R. (2020). Dual Connectivity in Non-Stand Alone Deployment mode of 5G in Manhattan Environment. In ICEIC 2020 : Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Electronics, Information and Communications, Barcelona, Spain (pp. 1-4). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICEIC49074.2020.9051202

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All authors or editors: Sheik, Muhammad Usman; Asghar, Muhammad Zeeshan; Jäntti, Riku

Parent publication: ICEIC 2020 : Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Electronics, Information and Communications, Barcelona, Spain

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Place and date of conference: Barcelona, Spain, 19.-22.1.2020

eISBN: 978-1-7281-6289-8

Publication year: 2020

Pages range: 1-4

Publisher: IEEE

Publication country: United States

Publication language: English

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/ICEIC49074.2020.9051202

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Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/74563

Abstract

The main target of this paper is to analyze the performance of an outdoor user in a dense micro cellular Manhattan grid environment using a ray launching simulation tool. The radio propagation simulations are performed using a Shoot and Bouncing Ray (SBR) method. The network performance is analyzed at three different frequencies i.e. 1.8 GHz, 3.5 GHz, and 28 GHz. Additionally, the benefits of combining LTE and potential 5G frequency bands by using feature of Dual Connectivity (DC) in an outdoor scenario has been highlighted. The considered performance metrics are received signal level, SINR, application throughput. The acquired simulation results from Manhattan canyon street environment reveal that a good 5G outdoor coverage can be provided at 3.5 GHz and 28 GHz while using existing 4G micro sites. The impact of Dual Connectivity at user's throughput is studied in this article, and it is shown user throughput can be doubled by leveraging the benefits of LTE and 5G NR together.

Keywords: network environment; wireless networks; performance (capacity); data transfer; wireless data transmission; data transfer technologies; 5G technology

Free keywords: dual connectivity; LTE; ray tracing; 5G; ystem performance

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Reporting Year: 2020

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