Title :
Cost-effective selection of radio access ports in dense wireless systems
Author :
Stanley, Richard A. ; Levesque, Allen H.
Author_Institution :
GTE Labs. Inc., Waltham, MA, USA
Abstract :
A model for the overall cost of radio access ports to serve a given geographical area is developed. It is shown that systems comprising large numbers of closely spaced radioports can be accurately modeled by a uniform geometric array of circular coverage patterns. Based on empirical data, a least-squares cost representation of radioports as a function of their composite radiated power is developed. Finally, the total cost function is developed and shown to be convex. An example demonstrates a nearly 6:1 range in system cost for radio access depending on the selection of radioport power and channel capacity
Keywords :
cellular radio; channel capacity; costing; least mean squares methods; cellular wireless telecommunications; channel capacity; circular coverage patterns; closely spaced radioports; composite radiated power; convex total cost function; cost model; cost-effective selection; dense wireless systems; economic margins; empirical data; geographical area; least-squares cost representation; radio access ports; radioport power; radioports; system cost; uniform geometric array; wireless system topology; Channel capacity; Cost function; Economic forecasting; Frequency; Laboratories; Power generation economics; Power system modeling; Predictive models; Solid modeling; Topology;
Conference_Titel :
Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications, 1998. The Ninth IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4872-9
DOI :
10.1109/PIMRC.1998.733517
