Inter-cell Interference Management by Dynamic Channel Allocation, Scheduling and Smart Antennas

An impact of dynamic channel allocation, opportunistic scheduling and smart antennas on inter-cell interference, and consequently on system performance is studied in this paper. It is shown that from the receiver point of view the most effective inter-cell interference reduction method is the opportunistic scheduling, followed by smart antennas, and dynamic channel allocation. Furthermore, interesting trade-offs that can be made by combining these techniques are observed as well.