Design of a computationally efficient dynamic system-level simulator for enterprise LTE femtocell scenarios

Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  Ruiz Aviles J M ^a   Luna Ramirez S ^a   Toril, M ^a   Ruiz, F ^a   De La Bandera, I ^a   Munoz P ^a   Barco, R ^a   Lazaro P ^a   Buenestado, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL COSTS; COMPUTATIONALLY EFFICIENT; DYNAMIC SCHEDULING; FEMTOCELLS; INDOOR ENVIRONMENT; LINK ADAPTATION; LINK LAYERS; LONG-TERM EVOLUTION; LOW POWER; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS; MOBILITY MANAGEMENT; NETWORK CAPACITY; OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHMS; PHYSICAL LAYER ABSTRACTIONS; PROPAGATION MODELS; RADIO RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SELF-ORGANIZING NETWORK; SYSTEM LEVEL SIMULATOR; SYSTEM LEVELS;

ALGORITHMS; COMMUNICATION CHANNELS (INFORMATION THEORY); COMPUTATIONAL EFFICIENCY; INDUSTRY; LOCAL AREA NETWORKS; NETWORK LAYERS; SIMULATORS; TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS;

FEMTOCELL;

EID: 84872159169     PISSN: 20900147     EISSN: 20900155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/802606     Document Type: Article

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