DocumentCode
2228857
Title
The capacity enhancement of the DCS network by the use of switch-beam antennas
Author
Benhamida, Fehri ; Santé, Jean-Franqois
Author_Institution
GIE COFIRA, Montrouge, France
Volume
1
fYear
1996
fDate
29 Sep-2 Oct 1996
Firstpage
463
Abstract
Based on outage probability simulations, this paper describes how an operator can either improve significantly the capacity of the network or decrease the number of sites in the network by the use of switch-beam antennas. Assessment of the impact of the number of beams is also discussed
Keywords
adaptive antenna arrays; cellular radio; channel capacity; digital radio; multibeam antennas; DCS network; capacity enhancement; cellular radio network; digital cellular system; outage probability simulation; switch-beam antennas; Adaptive arrays; Antennas and propagation; Capacity planning; Directive antennas; Distributed control; Downlink; Land mobile radio cellular systems; Mobile antennas; Resource management; Transmitting antennas;
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.1996.557956
Filename
557956
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