Influence of Antenna Noise Temperature and Downtilt on WCDMA Base Station Capacity
Conference: EuCAP 2009 - 3rd European Conference on Antennas and Propagation
03/23/2009 - 03/27/2009 at Berlin, Germany
Proceedings: EuCAP 2009
Pages: 5Language: englishTyp: PDF
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Authors:
Steinhauser, Karl-August (KATHREIN-Werke KG, Rosenheim, Germany)
Abstract:
This paper presents calculations of antenna noise temperature for a Kathrein base station antenna as a function of downtilt angle. The influence on receiver sensitivity is discussed. Using modified WCDMA capacity equations, the impact of reduced antenna noise on UL capacity is calculated, and results for the optimum antenna downtilt are shown.