A generic simulation-based dimensioning approach for planning heterogeneous LTE cellular networks

Proceedings of the Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference - MELECON

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 320-326

  Yaacoub, Elias ^a   Imran, Ali ^a   Dawy, Zaher ^b  

^a QATAR MOBILITY INNOVATIONS CENTER QMIC   (Qatar)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

dimensioning; energy efficiency; LTE; Radio network planning; small cells

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HETEROGENEOUS NETWORKS; INTERFERENCE SUPPRESSION; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

CELLULAR NETWORK PLANNING; DIMENSIONING; DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA SYSTEM; EXTENSIVE SIMULATIONS; INTERFERENCE MITIGATION; LTE; RADIO NETWORK PLANNING; SMALL CELLS;

WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 84904172777     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MELCON.2014.6820554     Document Type: Conference Paper

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