Automated optimization of service coverage and base station antenna configuration in UMTS networks

IEEE Wireless Communications

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 16-25

  Siomina, Iana ^a   Värbrand, Peter ^a   Di, Yuan ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATED OPTIMIZATION; BASE STATION ANTENNA CONFIGURATION; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SERVICE COVERAGE; UMTS NETWORKS;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RADIO INTERFERENCE; RADIO STATIONS; TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS;

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES;

EID: 33846649074     PISSN: 15361284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MWC.2006.275194     Document Type: Article

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