Application of 3G PCS technologies to rapidly deployable mobile networks

Author

Cayirci, Erdal ; Ersoy, Cem

Volume

16

Issue

5

fYear

2002

Firstpage

20

Lastpage

27

Abstract

In this article, a rapidly deployable PCS architecture based on our novel resource management scheme, namely, virtual cell layout (VCL), is introduced. VCL is used to develop new self-organization and routing procedures that mitigate the scalability problem of infrastructureless routing and resource management. In VCL, the communication area is tessellated with regularly shaped fixed-size virtual cells. Radio resources such as frequency carriers and CDMA codes are assigned to the fixed cells of this layout. The real cells, which do not need to be the some size as the virtual cells, can move over the VCL cells. Simulation results show that the VCL-based architecture satisfies the requirement for rapid deployment and can provide an acceptable grade of service.

Keywords

cellular radio; code division multiple access; frequency allocation; military communication; network topology; personal communication networks; quality of service; telecommunication network management; telecommunication network routing; 3G PCS architecture; CDMA codes; VCL; fixed cells; fixed-size virtual cells; frequency carriers; grade of service; infrastructureless routing; radio resource assignment; rapidly deployable mobile networks; resource management scheme; scalability problem; self-organization; tactical communication systems; virtual cell layout; Communication networks; Communication system security; Military communication; Mobile communication; Personal communication networks; Resource management; Routing; Underwater communication; Vehicles; Working environment noise;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Network, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0890-8044

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MNET.2002.1035113

Filename

1035113