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Vienna LTE-A System Level Simulator v2.0 Q3-2018 List of Features

The document lists the features of the Vienna LTE-A System Level Simulator version 2.0. It allows for simulation of performance metrics, network layouts, UE and eNodeB settings, scheduling algorithms, uplink channels, CoMP techniques, SINR averaging, CQI mapping, simulation time parameters, preconfigured setups, and evaluation of results through saving and plotting options. Key features include simulation of different antenna configurations, propagation models, scheduling algorithms, and evaluation of metrics like throughput, spectral efficiency, and error rates.

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Vienna LTE-A System Level Simulator v2.0 Q3-2018 List of Features

The document lists the features of the Vienna LTE-A System Level Simulator version 2.0. It allows for simulation of performance metrics, network layouts, UE and eNodeB settings, scheduling algorithms, uplink channels, CoMP techniques, SINR averaging, CQI mapping, simulation time parameters, preconfigured setups, and evaluation of results through saving and plotting options. Key features include simulation of different antenna configurations, propagation models, scheduling algorithms, and evaluation of metrics like throughput, spectral efficiency, and error rates.

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Vienna LTE-A System Level Simulator v2.0


Q3-2018
List of Features

P ERFORMANCE M ETRICS
User Equipment (UE) Specific or Cell Specific
• Average throughput (peak, mean, edge)
• Average spectral efficiency
• Bit Error Ratio (BER), Frame Error Ratio (FER) (coded / uncoded)
• Wideband Signal to Interference and Noise Ratio (SINR)

Cell Specific
• Fairness

S IMULATION PARAMETERS FOR C ONFIGURATION


General Parameters
• Frequency
• Bandwidth
• Number of transmit- and receive antennas
• Planar antenna array structure
– Number of antenna ports
– Number of antenna elements per port (vertical direction)
– Antenna element spacing in horizontal and vertical direction
– Polarization type and slant angle
• Planar antenna array with panel structure
– Number of panels in horizontal and vertical dimension
– Number of antenna elements within the panel
– Different port mapping schemes
– Polarization types
• Transmission mode
1) Single antenna
2) Transmission Diversity (TxD)
3) Open Loop Spatial Multiplexing (OLSM), Spatial Multiplexing with Cyclic Delay Diversity (CDD)
4) Closed Loop Spatial Multiplexing (CLSM)
5) Multiuser-MIMO
6) Rank-1 CLSM
7) Beamforming
9) Eight Layer Spatial Multiplexing
• Carrier aggregation

Network Layout and Macroscopic Path Loss Parameters


• Generated Network
– Network Geometry
∗ Regular hexagonal grid with fixed inter-eNodeB distance
∗ Stochastic eNodeB distribution with spatial density
∗ Hybrid spatial distribution with deterministic- and random parts
∗ Predefined eNodeB locations
– Map resolution in meters/pixel
– Number of eNodeB tiers
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– eNodeB transmit power


– Minimum coupling loss
– Macrospcopic path loss models
∗ Free space
∗ Cost 231
∗ TS 36.942
∗ TS 25.814
∗ TR 36.873
∗ TR 38.900
∗ TR 38.901
• Exported data from CapessoTM planning tool
• Fixed path losses
• Small cell deployments
– Spatial distribution of the femtocells
– Transmit power of femtocells
– Pathloss model for indoor propagation

Shadow Fading
• Claussen: 2-D correlated lognormal-distribution
• None

Small Scale Fading


• Based on Power Delay Profile (PDP)
– ITU Pedestrian A- and B channel
– Extended Pedestrian B channel
– ITU Vehicular A- and B channel
– Winner II+ based channel model
– Length of the channel trace
– Fading correlation
– Pregenerated fading
• Spatial channel model based on PDP and Angular Profile (AP)
– 3GPP 3D channel model as referred from TR 36.873
– 3GPP channel model for millimeter-wave as referred from TR 38.900
– Interface for QuaDRiGa channel model (supporting both TR 36.873 and TR 38.900)

UE Settings
• Spatial distribution of UEs
• Speed of UE movement
• Receiver noise figure and thermal noise density

eNodeB Settings
• Maximum antenna gain
• Antenna gain pattern
– Omnidirectional
– Berger
– TR 36.873 antenna element gain pattern
– TS 36.942 (2-D and 3-D)
– Six-sector antenna
– Kathrein TS-antenna
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Scheduler Settings
• Round Robin
• Best Channel Quality Indicator (CQI)
• Proportional fair
• Fractional Frequency Reuse (FFR) scheduler
– Independent specification of Full Reuse (FR) and Partial Reuse (PR) scheduler.
– Ratio of total system bandwidth, used for FR/PR.
– SINR threshold
• Round Robin Multiuser-MIMO (MU-MIMO)

Uplink Channel Options


• Delay of feedback channel
• Quantized or unquantized CQI feedback

Coordinated Multipoint (CoMP)


• Coordinated Scheduling (CS) and Coordinated Beamforming (CB)
• Control entity CoMP_site
• CoMP scheduler

SINR Averaging Methods


• Mutual Information Effective Signal to Interference and Noise Ratio Mapping (MIESM)

CQI Mapping Options


Random Number Generation Options
Simulation Time
• Length of simulation in Transmission Time Intervals (TTIs)

Cache Options
• Cache network
• Cache UE positions

P RECONFIGURED S ETUPS
• Omnidirectional eNodeBs
• Three sectors per eNodeB {Single-Input Single-Output (SISO), Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) 4x2, MIMO 4x4}
• Three sectors scenario with femtocell overlay
• Three sectors per eNodeB for 3GPP 3-dimensional (3D) channel model
• Six sectors per eNodeB
• Network layout with Capesso data
• Files for reproducibility of published results

E VALUATION OF R ESULTS
Saving of Results
• Aggregate result file

Debug and Plotting Options


• No output
• Basic output
– eNodeB and UE positions
– Throughput and aggregate results of selectable UEs and eNodeBs.
• Extended output
– Debug plots including sector assignment, path loss maps, etc.

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