Channel spacing in cellular FM mobile communication systems

This paper reports the results of a study considering channel spacing in a cellular FM mobile system. In the introduction, a short review of the subject is given and the essential quantities to be taken into account are outlined. Additionally some economic constraints will be considered. Following this, related propagation and laboratory experiments will be described. Then the relation between the number of cells per cluster and channel spacing are determined. Finally the assumed values for the essential quantities are discussed, as are situations around areas with high mobile telephone traffic densities, i.e. spacial transitions from large cells to split cells.