A multi-objective performance modelling framework for enabling self-optimisation of cellular network topology and configurations

Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 1000-1015

  Farooq, Hasan ^a   Imran, Ali ^a   Abu Dayya, Adnan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b QATAR MOBILITY INNOVATIONS CENTER QMIC   (Qatar)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA RADIATION; CELLULAR TELEPHONE SYSTEMS; COMPLEX NETWORKS; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HETEROGENEOUS NETWORKS; HEURISTIC METHODS; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; QUALITY OF SERVICE; TOPOLOGY;

CHARACTERISATION FRAMEWORK; HEURISTIC APPROACH; PERFORMANCE ASPECTS; PERFORMANCE INDICATORS; PERFORMANCE MODELLING; SELF-OPTIMISATION; SPATIAL HOMOGENEITY; SPATIO-TEMPORAL DYNAMICS;

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 84970998184     PISSN: 21615748     EISSN: 21613915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ett.3043     Document Type: Article

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