Impact of variable network load on group based video multicast scheme over the HSDPA network

This paper examines the effect of cell loadings on the performance of a group based multicast algorithm implemented on the HSDPA air interface. The group based multicast scheme could offer higher QoS and capacity in a HSDPA network. However, the performance of the multicast algorithm could be affected by neighboring cell loadings. In order to compensate the variable SINR conditions caused by the variation in neighboring cell loading it is necessary to optimize the group switching algorithm to maintain high QoS in a cell and to minimize the uplink feedback traffic. The paper presents simulation results showing the effects of cell loading on the performance of the group based multicasting scheme. An OPNET based multi-cell simulation model has been used to obtain the results.