• DocumentCode
    2786494
  • Title

    Small Cells - Effective Capacity Relief Option for Heterogeneous Networks

  • Author

    Hughes, Michael ; Jovanovic, Vladan M.

  • Author_Institution
    RF Eng., Crown Castle, Leesburg, VA, USA
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    3-6 Sept. 2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    6
  • Abstract
    The effectiveness of the small cells for capacity relief in modern heterogeneous networks is analyzed. Based on the real network traffic data, we demonstrate that a few (1 to 3) properly deployed small cells in less than one third of the present macro sectors can often triple the network capacity, due to the non-uniformity of the traffic load. Some practical issues related to planning and deployment of the small cell solutions in the field are also discussed and a few real life examples shown.
  • Keywords
    cellular radio; data communication; telecommunication network planning; telecommunication traffic; heterogeneous networks; planning; real network traffic data; small cells-effective capacity relief option; Capacity planning; Macrocell networks; Mobile computing; Planning; Radio frequency; Wireless communication;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC Fall), 2012 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Quebec City, QC
  • ISSN
    1090-3038
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-1880-8
  • Electronic_ISBN
    1090-3038
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/VTCFall.2012.6399245
  • Filename
    6399245