On the effectiveness of channel segregation as a channel allocation method in a variety of cellular structures

IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 2234-2243

  Smith, Peter J ^a   Shafi, Mansoor ^b   Tokeley, Andrew ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b Telecom New Zealand Limited   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; PERFORMANCE; PROBLEM SOLVING; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

CELLULAR STRUCTURES; CHANNEL ALLOCATION METHOD; CHANNEL SEGREGATION; MIXED CELLULAR LAYOUTS;

CHANNEL CAPACITY;

EID: 0034313182     PISSN: 00189545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/25.901893     Document Type: Article

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