3rd International ICST Conference on Performance Evaluation Methodologies and Tools

Research Article

Analytical Evaluation of Various Frequency Reuse Schemes in Cellular OFDMA Networks

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/ICST.VALUETOOLS2008.4372,
        author={Philippe Godlewski and Masood Maqbool and Marceau Coupechoux and Jean-Marc K\^{e}lif},
        title={Analytical Evaluation of Various Frequency Reuse Schemes in Cellular OFDMA Networks},
        proceedings={3rd International ICST Conference on Performance Evaluation Methodologies and Tools},
        publisher={ICST},
        proceedings_a={VALUETOOLS},
        year={2010},
        month={5},
        keywords={OFDMA Fluid Model SINR IFR FFR},
        doi={10.4108/ICST.VALUETOOLS2008.4372}
    }
    
  • Philippe Godlewski
    Masood Maqbool
    Marceau Coupechoux
    Jean-Marc Kélif
    Year: 2010
    Analytical Evaluation of Various Frequency Reuse Schemes in Cellular OFDMA Networks
    VALUETOOLS
    ICST
    DOI: 10.4108/ICST.VALUETOOLS2008.4372
Philippe Godlewski1,*, Masood Maqbool1,*, Marceau Coupechoux1,*, Jean-Marc Kélif2,*
  • 1: TELECOM ParisTech & CNRS, LTCI, 46, rue Barrault, 75013 Paris, France
  • 2: France Telecom R&D, Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
*Contact email: godlewski@enst.fr, maqbool@enst.fr, coupechoux@enst.fr, jeanmarc.kelif@orange-ftgroup.fr

Abstract

In this paper, we present an analytical solution to carry out performance analysis of various frequency reuse schemes in an OFDMA based cellular network. We study the performance in downlink in terms of signal to interference (SIR) ratio and cellular capacity. Analytical models are proposed for integer frequency reuse (IFR), fractional frequency reuse (FFR) and two level power control (TLPC) schemes. These models are based on a fluid model originally proposed for CDMA networks. The modeling key of this approach is to consider the discrete base stations entities as a continuum. To validate our approach, Monte Carlo simulations are carried out. Results of validation study show that results obtained through our analytical method are in conformity with those obtained through simulations. However, compared to time consuming simulations, our model is very time efficient. We also present a comparison between above three frequency reuse scheme.