Optimization of antenna placement in 3G networks using genetic algorithms

Proceedings - 3rd International Conference on Broadband Communications, Informatics and Biomedical Applications, BroadCom 2008

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 30-37

  Munyaneza, Job ^a   Kurien, Anish ^a   Wyk, Ben Van ^a  

^a TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3G NETWORKS; ANTENNA PLACEMENT; ANTENNA PLACEMENT PROBLEM; AUTOMATED APPROACH; BASE STATION LOCATION; CELL PLANNING; CELLULAR NETWORK; FLAT AREA; HIGH RATE; MAIN TASKS; NETWORK COSTS; NOISE RATIO; THIRD GENERATION (3G) CELLULAR NETWORKS; TIME-CONSUMING PROCESS; UNIVERSAL MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

BASE STATIONS; CELLULAR NEURAL NETWORKS; CELLULAR TELEPHONE SYSTEMS; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); GENETIC ALGORITHMS; MOBILE ANTENNAS; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

WIRELESS NETWORKS;

EID: 67549121358     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/BROADCOM.2008.20     Document Type: Conference Paper

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