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11.Introduction
22.UplinkBudgetComparison
32.DownlinkBudgetComparison
43.References

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1.Introduction
ThetablesbelowshowalinkbudgetcomparisonbetweenLTE,GSMandUMTSHSPA.

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2.UplinkBudgetComparison
Thefollowingtablebasedon[1],[2]comparestheuplinkbudgetforLTE,HSPAandGSM

RANTechnology

GSM

HSPA

LTE

Datarate(kbps)

12.2

64

64

TransmitterUE

Max.TXpower(dBm)

33

23

23

TXantennagain(dBi)

Bodyloss(dB)

EIRP(dBm)

30

23

23

ReceiverBTS/NodeB/eNodeB

NodeBnoisefigure(dB)

Thermalnoise(dBm)

108.2

118.4

Receivernoisefloor(dBm)

106.2

116.4

SINR(dB)

17.3

Receiversensitivity(dBm)

114

123.4

123.4

InterferenceMargin(dB)

CableLoss(dB)

RXantennagain(dBi)

18

18

18

Fastfademargin(dB)

1.8

Softhandovergain(dB)

Maximumpathloss

162

161.6

163.4

TheuplinklinkbudgethassomedifferencesincomparisontoHSPA:specificallythesmallerinterferencemargin,
nomacrodiversitygain(Softhandovergain)andnofastfadingmargin.Ascanbeseenfromthetableabovethe
link budget was calculated for 64 kbps uplink, which is cannot be classified as a high enough data rate for true
broadband service. To guarantee higher data rates for LTE, a low frequency deployment may be required in
additiontoadditionalsites,activeantennasolutionsorlocalareasolutions.

2.DownlinkBudgetComparison
Thefollowingtablebasedon[1],[2]comparesthedownlinkbudgetforLTE,HSPAandGSM


RANTechnology
Datarate(kbps)
TransmitterBTS/NodeB,eNodeB

GSM

HSPA

LTE

12.2

1024

1024

Max.TXpower(dBm)

44.5

46

46

TXantennagain(dBi)

18

18

18

Cableloss(dB)

EIRP(dBm)

60.5

62

62

ReceiverUE

UEnoisefigure(dB)

Thermalnoise(dBm)

119.7

108.2

104.5

Receivernoisefloor(dBm)

101.2

97.5

SINR(dB)

5.2

Receiversensitivity(dBm)

104

106.4

106.4

InterferenceMargin(dB)

Controlchanneloverhead(%)

20

20

RXantennagain(dBi)

Bodyloss(dB)

Maximumpathloss

161.5

163.4

163.5

The LTE link budget in downlink has several similarities with HSPA and the maximum path loss is similar. The
link budgets show that LTE can be deployed using existing GSM and HSPA sites assuming that the same
frequency is used for LTE as for GSM and HSPA. LTE itself does not provide any major boost in the coverage.
That is because the transmission power levels and the RF noise figures are also similar in GSM and HSPA
technologies,andthelinkperformanceatlowdataratesisnotmuchdifferentinLTEthaninHSPA.

3.References
[1]H.Holma&A.Toskala,WCDMAforUMTS:HSPAEvolutionandLTE,JohnWiley&Sons,2010
[2]H.Holma&A.Toskala,LTEforUMTS:OFDMAandSCFDMAbasedradioaccess,JohnWiley&Sons,2009

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