Table of Contents:

Definition and Overview

1. Cell Site Loading

2. Three-Sector Cell Site Configurations

3. Six-Sector Cell Site Configurations

4. Capacity Limitations Due To Orthogonality and Antenna Performance

Self-Test

Glossary

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Definition
Wideband code division multiple access (W–CDMA) is a CDMA channel that is four times wider than the current channels that are typically used in 2G networks in North America.

Overview
In January 1998, European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) decided to choose the W–CDMA technology to be the multiple access techniques for the third-generation mobile telephone system. For a mobile communication system, a key parameter is the system capacity. A number of methods to increase system capacity in a W–CDMA network are discussed. This tutorial presents results from different antenna pattern parameters and sectorization techniques for optimizing the maximum number of active subscribers.