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Relay node positioning for inter-band carrier aggregation with asymmetrical coverage
Syamsul Bahri Mohamad1, Chee, Yen Leow2, Tharek Abdul Rahman3.
Relaying and carrier aggregation are two main features for Long Term Evolution Advanced
(LTE-A) that improve the signal and increase the data rate. In an inter-band carrier
aggregation scenario, the use of component carriers with large frequency gaps results in
asymmetrical coverage. The asymmetrical coverage leads to the capacity fairness issue,
where users at the cell edge always suffer from low capacity. This paper studies the use of
relay node to solve the capacity fairness issue due to asymmetrical coverage in inter-band
carrier aggregation scenario with two component carrier. The effects of relay position to the
capacity of cell edge user is investigated by considering various combinations of the
component carrier, heights and transmit power of base station and the relay node. The
simulation reveals that the relay node can be placed inside the overlapped coverage region
of asymmetrical coverage in order to improve the capacity and show that for average cases
the relay node should be placed close to the cell edge user.
Affiliation:
- Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia
- Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia
- Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia
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