Efficient coverage through inter-operator infrastructure sharing in mobile networks

IFIP Wireless Days

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages

  Kibilda, Jacek ^a   Dasilva, Luiz A ^a,b  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

infrastructure sharing; inter operator sharing; network coverage; network sharing

Indexed keywords

INFRASTRUCTURE SHARING; INTER-OPERATOR SHARING; NETWORK COVERAGE; NETWORK SHARING; PARTIAL COVERAGE; POWER ALLOCATIONS; RANDOM DEPLOYMENT; UNDER-SERVED AREAS;

EID: 84893595707     PISSN: 21569711     EISSN: 2156972X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/WD.2013.6686480     Document Type: Conference Paper

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