Title :
Comparison between Two Implementations of ParFlow for Simulating Femtocell Networks
Author :
De la Roche, Guillaume ; Wagen, Jean-Frederic ; Villemaud, Guillaume ; Gorce, Jean-Marie ; Zhang, Jie
Author_Institution :
Centre for Wireless Network Design, Univ. of Bedfordshire, Luton, UK
fDate :
July 31 2011-Aug. 4 2011
Abstract :
In the context of heterogeneous networks, femtocells are very promising. In order to properly simulate their behavior and their impact on the macrocell layer, it is necessary to be able to simulate the radio coverage of femtocells. Hence ParFlow is a possible deterministic model that can be used for such simulation. In this paper two implementations of ParFlow are presented: time domain and frequency domain. The performance are compared and the advantages/drawbacks of each model are investigated.
Keywords :
femtocellular radio; frequency-domain analysis; time-domain analysis; ParFlow; deterministic model; femtocell networks; frequency domain; heterogeneous network; macrocell layer; time domain; Accuracy; Antennas and propagation; Computational modeling; Finite difference methods; Mathematical model; Planning; Time domain analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Communications and Networks (ICCCN), 2011 Proceedings of 20th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Maui, HI
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0637-0
DOI :
10.1109/ICCCN.2011.6005880
