Architecture design, frequency planning, and performance analysis for a microcell/macrocell overlaying system

IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 836-848

  Wang, Li Chun ^a   Stüber, Gordon L ^b   Lea, Chin Tau ^b  

^a AT AND T LABS RESEARCH   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cluster planning; Hierarchical cellular architecture; Macrocell microcell overlaying system

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CELLULAR RADIO SYSTEMS; CHANNEL CAPACITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MULTIPLEX RADIO TRANSMISSION; RADIO INTERFERENCE;

CLUSTER PLANNING; COCHANNEL INTERFERENCE;

PERSONAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 0031276094     PISSN: 00189545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/25.653058     Document Type: Article

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