In this paper, we analyze the algorithm of the methodology developed by ITU for the calculation of spectrum requirements of IMT-Advanced. We propose an approach to estimate user density using traffic statistics, and to estimate spectrum efficiencies using carrier-to-interference ratio distribution and capacity theory as well as experimental data under Korean mobile communication environments. We calculate the IMT-Advanced spectrum requirements based on the user density and spectral efficiencies acquired from the new method. In the case of spectral efficiency using higher modulation and coding schemes, the spectrum requirement of IMT-Advanced is approximately 2700 MHz. When applying a 2×2 multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) antenna system, it is approximately 1500 MHz; when applying a 4×4 MIMO antenna system, it is approximately 1050 MHz. Considering that the development of new technology will increase spectrum efficiency in the future, the spectrum requirement of IMT-Advanced in the Korean mobile communication environment is expected to be approximately 1 GHz bandwidth.Keywords: Spectral efficiency, spectrum requirements, IMT-Advanced. Manuscript received Apr. 25, 2006; revised Feb. 12, 2007. Woo-Ghee Chung (phone: + 82 31 639 5877, email: wgchung@chungkang.ac.kr) is with the Department of Mobile Communications, Chungkang College of Cultural Industries, Gyeonggi-do, Korea.Euntaek Lim (email: et.lim@samsung.com) is with Telecommunication R&D Center, Samsung Electronics, Suwon, Korea Jong-Gwan Yook (email: jgyook@yonsei.ac.kr) and Han-Kyu Park (email: hkpark@yonsei.ac.kr) are with the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.
I. IntroductionThe design objective of next generation mobile communication systems is to support a peak bit rate up to 100 Mbps with high mobility and up to 1 Gbps with low mobility. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has required spectrum requirement estimations for next generation mobile communication services in order to meet the above objective in preparation for the World Radiocommunication Conference 2007 (WRC-07). Also, the ITU has produced a new version of reports on market analysis and radio aspect analysis for the future development of IMT-2000 and IMT-Advanced. In the past, estimation of the spectrum requirements for wireless applications has been considered as a framework focusing on a single system and market scenario as given in [1]. With the convergence of mobile and fixed telecommunications and multiple network environments as well as supporting attributes such as seamless inter-working between different complementary access systems, as described in [2], the application of such simple approaches is no longer suitable.The methodology in [1] was based on 2G and IMT-2000 technology networks. For this methodology, the model of service delivery is a voice-based traffic architecture including a short message service (SMS) with some higher data rate services characterized by a simple peak traffic model. dominant role in t...