Title :
The capacity enhancement of the DCS network by the use of switch-beam antennas
Author :
Benhamida, Fehri ; Santé, Jean-Franqois
Author_Institution :
GIE COFIRA, Montrouge, France
fDate :
29 Sep-2 Oct 1996
Abstract :
Based on outage probability simulations, this paper describes how an operator can either improve significantly the capacity of the network or decrease the number of sites in the network by the use of switch-beam antennas. Assessment of the impact of the number of beams is also discussed
Keywords :
adaptive antenna arrays; cellular radio; channel capacity; digital radio; multibeam antennas; DCS network; capacity enhancement; cellular radio network; digital cellular system; outage probability simulation; switch-beam antennas; Adaptive arrays; Antennas and propagation; Capacity planning; Directive antennas; Distributed control; Downlink; Land mobile radio cellular systems; Mobile antennas; Resource management; Transmitting antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Universal Personal Communications, 1996. Record., 1996 5th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cambridge, MA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3300-4
DOI :
10.1109/ICUPC.1996.557956
