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Performance Analysis of Broadcast Cellular Networks With Stochastic Geometry and Fountain Codes

Authors

Trung Duy T.; Vu T.-H.; Hoa Nguyen T.; Tu L.-T.; Wing Kwan Ng D.

Publisher

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.

Publication year
2026
Abstract

This paper analyzes the performance of Fountain code broadcasting (FCB) and uncoded broadcasting (UB) in cellular networks by deriving closed-form expressions for the system-level coverage probability (SPcov) using a stochastic geometry framework. The analysis captures the impact of network load, defined as the ratio of mobile terminal (MT) to base station (BS) density, along with the path-loss exponent and quality-of-service (QoS) threshold. Results reveal that higher network load and QoS threshold reduce SPcov, whereas a larger path-loss exponent improves it. Monte Carlo simulations validate the framework, showing that FCB consistently outperforms UB and that the analysis remains accurate even for non–fully-loaded scenarios.

Index
WoS
Journals
IEEE Communications Letters