A high-capacity mobile radiotelephone system model using a coordinated small-zone approach

Parameters of a large-scale highly coordinated mobile telephone system are discussed, particularly those of system size and frequency spectrum required. The concept of small-zone coverage areas to serve large customer densities is discussed, and the essential properties of small-zone systems are generalized to show that zone size alone is not an adequate parameter to distinguish large- from small-zone systems. A high-capacity small-zone system model using several zone sizes is presented. Advantages of small-zone operation other than spectrum economy are enumerated, as are the attendant disadvantages.