Automatic base station placement and dimensioning for mobile network planning

This paper presents an innovative algorithm for automatic base station placement and dimensioning. A highly efficient optimization strategy forms the core of the proposed algorithm that determines the number of base stations, their sites, and parameters to achieve a high-quality network that meets the requirements of area coverage, traffic capacity, and interference level, while trying to minimize system costs, including the frequency and financial costs. First, the hierarchical approach is outlined and it is applied to place base stations (BSs) for a large-scale network design. Also a fuzzy expert system is developed to exploit the expert experience to adjust BS parameters, e.g., the transmitted power, to improve the network performance. Simulation results are presented and analyzed