Title :
System design of CDMA2000 femtocells
Author :
Humblet, Pierre ; Raghothaman, Balaji ; Srinivas, Anand ; Balasubramanian, Srinivasan ; Patel, Chirag ; Yavuz, Mehmet
Author_Institution :
Airvana, Inc., Chelmsford, MA, USA
fDate :
9/1/2009 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Femtocells extend the cellular network coverage and provide high speed data service inside homes and enterprises for mobiles supporting existing cellular radio communication techniques. They also provide additional system capacity by offloading macro network traffic. This article reviews the characteristics of cdma2000-based femtocell systems. It discusses design and deployment aspects such as carrier allocation, access control, efficient support for femtocell discovery by idle mobiles, and active call hand-in from macrocell to femtocell. The evolution of the cdma2000 standard for optimizing performance and enriching user experience with femtocells is also discussed.
Keywords :
3G mobile communication; cellular radio; telecommunication traffic; access control; carrier allocation; cdma2000 femtocells; cellular network coverage; cellular radio; femtocell discovery; macro network traffic; Bandwidth; Base stations; Femtocells; Interchannel interference; Macrocell networks; Monitoring; Multiaccess communication; Radio frequency; Radiofrequency interference; Semiconductor device measurement;
Journal_Title :
Communications Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MCOM.2009.5277461
