Title :
Science, engineering and art of cellular network deployment
Author_Institution :
NORTEL, Richardson, TX, USA
Abstract :
Cellular deployment is a step by step process of system design and system integration which involves RF propagation studies and coverage prediction, identification of cell site location, traffic engineering, cell planning, evaluation of C/I, etc. In short, it combines science, engineering and art, where a good compromise among all three is the key to the successful implementation and continued healthy operation of cellular communication systems. In this paper, we present a comprehensive yet concise engineering process involved in various stages of the design and deployment of cellular systems
Keywords :
cellular radio; radio networks; radiowave propagation; telecommunication network planning; telecommunication traffic; C/I evaluation; RF propagation studies; cell planning; cell site location identification; cellular communication systems; cellular radio network deployment; coverage prediction; engineering process; system design; system integration; traffic engineering; Base stations; Cellular networks; Communication switching; Design engineering; Enterprise resource planning; Land mobile radio cellular systems; Predictive models; Radio frequency; Subspace constraints; Telephony;
Conference_Titel :
Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications, 1998. The Ninth IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4872-9
DOI :
10.1109/PIMRC.1998.733566
