Capacity estimation for growth planning of cellular networks in the presence of temporal and spatial traffic fluctuations

IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 2116-2122

  Hampel, G ^a   Flanagan, M J ^a   Drabeck, L M ^a   Srinivasan, J ^a   Polakos, P A ^a   Rittenhouse, G ^a  

^a LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Capacity estimation; Network growth planning; Network performance; Service measuremnts; Traffic fluctuations

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL CAPACITY; COMPUTER HARDWARE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DYNAMIC LOADS; EVALUATION; PERFORMANCE; TELECOMMUNICATION TRAFFIC;

CAPACITY ESTIMATION; NETWORK GROWTH PLANNING; NETWORK PERFORMANCE; SERVICE MEASUREMENTS; TRAFFIC FLUCTUATIONS;

CELLULAR NEURAL NETWORKS;

EID: 17744394244     PISSN: 15502252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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