What is difference using 4.2 mhz and 5 mhz in 3G? Is there a difference in Throughput?
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Hi Bro,
Only 3.84MHz is used for transmission, while the 116 kHz left acts as a built-in guard-band to adjacent UARFCN’s (580kHz + 3840kHz + 580kHz = 5MHz). If an operator owns the adjacent frequency bands, it is possible to reduce the size of the UMTS carrier from 5MHz to 4.4 or 4.2 MHZ, but this is not recommended.
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In Hw// refarming scenarios, UMTS performance is ordered as follows: 5 MHz > 4.6 MHz > 4.2 MHz > 3.8 MHz.
Average network-level uplink and downlink rates are 5% lower in UMTS 4.2 MHz than 5 MHz. UMTS 3.8 MHz
rates are 10 - 15% lower than UMTS 5 MHz. UMTS MOS is reduced by approximately 0.2.
GSM performance impact: EDGE rates are reduced by 15% and MOS falls by 0.1
Only 3.84MHz is used and the rest is a guard interval to neighboring channels. Also, operator has ability to move carrier frequency for up to 600kHz up or down in order to improve co-channel interference (inside those 5MHz). If you shorten it it is possible risk to raise co-channel interference.
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