This paper looks at a new method of handling the expected traffic fluctuation in micro and pico cellular environment. The bunch concept, which is introduced in the UMTS proposal, is investigated under various traffic conditions. Its performance in traffic hot-spots is compared to that of a conventional microcellular network. The results show that the outage probability is dramatically reduced with the use of distributed antennas. Capacity analysis of a basestation with distributed antennas is alsofound to be up to 4 times higher with 8 extra antennas than for a single basestation under the same conditions.
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