Slow adaptive channel allocation for automatic frequency planning

Author

Almgren, Magnus ; Frodigh, Magnus ; Magnusson, Sverker ; Wallstedt, Kenneth

Author_Institution

Ericsson Radio Syst. AB, Stockholm, Sweden

Volume

1

fYear

1996

fDate

29 Sep-2 Oct 1996

Firstpage

260

Abstract

One of the fundamental problems in a cellular phone network is to assign frequencies to base stations in a such way that interference in the system is minimized. A decentralized adaptive channel allocation algorithm for D-AMPS is analyzed. Base stations select frequencies based on repeated interference and bit error rate measurements on up- and downlink. Extensive simulations demonstrate good performance in terms of C/I-levels, convergence rate and stability. Simulation results also point to the need for downlink measurements when certain base stations have a fixed channel allocation

Keywords

adaptive systems; cellular radio; convergence of numerical methods; digital simulation; frequency allocation; land mobile radio; planning; radio links; radio networks; radio spectrum management; radiofrequency interference; telecommunication computing; C/I-levels; D-AMPS; automatic frequency planning; base stations; bit error rate measurements; cellular phone network; convergence rate; decentralized adaptive channel allocation algorithm; downlink measurements; fixed channel allocation; simulation results; simulation software; slow adaptive channel allocation; stability; system interference; system performance; uplink measurements; Algorithm design and analysis; Automatic frequency control; Base stations; Bit error rate; Cellular networks; Channel allocation; Convergence; Downlink; Frequency measurement; Interference;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Universal Personal Communications, 1996. Record., 1996 5th IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Cambridge, MA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3300-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICUPC.1996.557883

Filename

557883