Title :
Overlapping coverage and channel rearrangement in microcellular communication systems
Author :
Chu, Tai-Po ; Rappaport, Stephen S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., State Univ. of New York, Stony Brook, NY, USA
fDate :
28 Nov- 2 Dec 1994
Abstract :
Overlapping coverage areas of nearby base stations arise naturally in cellular communication systems, especially in small-cell high-capacity microcellular configurations. With overlap, some users may have access to channels at more than one base station. This enhanced access can be used to improve teletraffic performance characteristics. We consider this issue for cellular systems in which hand-off is important. Channel rearrangements are used to benefit users who are in range of only one base station. An analytical model is developed to determine blocking probability, forced termination probability, hand-off activity and carried traffic for systems with overlapping coverage and channel rearrangement. Example performance characteristics are displayed. These quantify the potential improvement provided by these schemes in comparison with the fixed channel assignment
Keywords :
cellular radio; land mobile radio; probability; radio spectrum management; telecommunication channels; telecommunication traffic; analytical model; base stations; blocking probability; carried traffic; cellular communication systems; channel rearrangement; channel rearrangements; fixed channel assignment; forced termination probability; hand-off; hand-off activity; microcellular communication systems; overlapping coverage areas; teletraffic performance characteristics; Analytical models; Base stations; Control systems; Costs; Lapping; Macrocell networks; Microcell networks; Mobile communication; Power system modeling; Road transportation;
Conference_Titel :
Global Telecommunications Conference, 1994. GLOBECOM '94. Communications: The Global Bridge., IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1820-X
DOI :
10.1109/GLOCOM.1994.513160
