Macro cell measurements with the Nokia WCDMA experimental system

Macro cell measurement with Nokia WCDMA experimental system were conducted in semi-urban surroundings in Espoo, Finland. The main interest of the measurement campaign described in this paper was to investigate the gain of using different antenna configurations (both with and without Rx diversity) at the base station (BS), while keeping the mobile station (MS) antenna orientation fixed (vertical, no diversity). Two main measurement routes were selected, with clearly different propagation environments. The results show that depending on the propagation environment, the antenna diversity varies roughly between 3 to 4.5 dB, while the polarization diversity cases are more difficult to interpret in such a measurement campaign where the MS end antenna is fixed at vertical. However, the results suggest that the relation of the received and transmitted polarization should also be accounted for when selecting antenna configurations for the BS.