Modelling the cost of heterogeneous wireless access networks

International Journal of Mobile Network Design and Innovation

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 58-66

  Johansson, Klas ^a   Zander, Jens ^a   Furuskär, Anders ^b  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b ERICSSON RESEARCH   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Deployment strategies; Heterogeneous wireless networks; Multiaccess networks; Spatial traffic distribution; Tele economics; Wireless infrastructure cost model

Indexed keywords

COST REDUCTION; INTERNET; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; PACKET NETWORKS; QUALITY OF SERVICE; RADIO COMMUNICATION; TELECOMMUNICATION TRAFFIC; WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORKS (WLAN);

MULTIACCESS NETWORK; RADIO ACCESS TECHNOLOGY; THIRD GENERATION MOBILE SYSTEM; WIRELESS ACCESS NETWORK; WIRELESS DATA SERVICES;

WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 34447301563     PISSN: 17442869     EISSN: 17442850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJMNDI.2007.013805     Document Type: Article

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