 and for the BS from 27 to 30 m. Table 7.8 Analysis Assumptions for Lower-Bound Traffic Flow Multi-path channels Reference clutter distributions Capacity growth Based on Table 7.5 Loading 50% UL load Features Simplified, excludes e.g. MHA Blocking on air interface 1% (network quality) Average antenna heights MS 1.55 m, BS 27.5 m MS noise figure MS output power +24 dBm for data speeds 64 kbps MS antenna gain 2 dB data speeds 64 kbps Body loss BS Noise figure BS Antenna gain 18 dBi BS output power 43 dBm 12 20 Watts Soft-handover 7.8.1 Lower Bound Results As noted in Section 7.6.2, the reference values illustrated in Table 7.5 represent the pa- rameters to obtain projection for lower bound dimensioning, i.e. the minimum number of elements to meet coverage and traffic requirements. Thus, Table 7.9 shows the results taking into account the morphology distribution of the population density in Table 7.3, the service quality requirements in Table 7.4, and the minimum traffic flow in Table 7.5. Table 7.9 Lower Bound Results for 50% Coverage Planned population coverage Area type Subscribers 21000 265000 80000 70000 308000 Area size (km2) Node B 1+1+1 Sites total Cells total RF units total Dominating service class PS384 PS384 PS144 PS144 PS144 PS144 Cell range (km) 0.155 0.285 1.065 0.870 2.355 3.250 Deploying 3G Networks Table 7.10 Lower Bound Results for 75% Coverage Planned population coverage Area type Subscribers 22000 350000 110000 110000 401000 Area size (km²) Node B 1+1+1 Sites total Cells total RF units total Pre-dominant service class PS384 PS384 PS144 PS144 PS144 PS144 Cell range (km) 0.155 0.285 1.065 0.870 2.355 3.250 We can observe that the node B configuration in Table 7.9 and Table 7.10 have only one carrier per sector. In practice, in DU areas we would most likely need two carriers per sector in some cities. However, because the results project UL limited design, it does not take into account the DL limitation in dense areas. In Table 7.9 and Table 7.10 we can also see that the predominant services corresp