Dynamic Beamforming for Three-Dimensional MIMO Technique in LTE-Advanced Networks

Table 1

Simulation configuration parameters.

Parameters	Assumptions
Cell type	Macro cell
Cellular layout	19 cells, each with 3 sectors
Sector radius	288 m, 500 m
Bandwidth	5 M
Channel model	WINNER II
Shadowing standard deviation	8 dB
Antenna number	Transmitter: 2Tx, Receiver: 2Rx
Antenna configuration	Co-polarized linear array
Antenna spacing	Transmitter: 0.5𝜆, Receiver: 0.5𝜆
Number of elevation element	2
Regular antenna gain	14 dBi
Downtilt angle	8°, 10°, 12°, 14°
BS max TX power	46 dBm
BS height	25 m
UE height	1.5 m
UE distribution	Uniformly distributed
UE numbers	10 UEs per sector
UE speed	3 km/h
Initial UE access criterion	Access by location
Scheduler	Proportional fair
CQI reporting interval	5 ms
Delay for scheduling and AMC	5 ms
Receiver	MMSE
Traffic model	Full buffer