OPPORTUNITIES, CHALLENGES AND TERMS RELATED TO LTE-A CELLULAR NETWORK
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Long Term Evolution Advanced (LTE-A)
2.3 Cooperative Relaying
2.3.1 Ad hoc Networks
2.3.2 Multi-Hop Relay
2.3.3 Advantages of Multi Hop Relay
2.3.4 Drawbacks of Multi-Hop Relay
2.4 Concept of Relay Node
2.4.1 Advantages
2.4.2 Disadvantages
2.5 Relays Classification
2.5.1 Amplify-and-forward (AF)
2.5.2 Decode-and-Forward (DF)
2.6 Relay Node (RN)
2.7 RN Enhance Cellular Network
2.8 RN Mode Operation in LTE-A
2.8.1 Transparent Mode
2.8.2 Non-Transparent Mode
2.9 RN Planning in Cellular Network2.9.1 RN Location
2.9.2 Relay Links
2.10 Moving Relay (MR) 60
2.11 Summary
CHAPTER 3
CAPACITY AND COVERAGE ANALYSIS FOR MULTI-HOP RELAY IN LTE-A CELLULAR NETWORK
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Channel Interference
3.3 Network Capacity without RN
3.4 Handover Process Analysis
3.5 Network Capacity with RN
3.6 Optimum RN Location (DRN)
3.7 Optimum Number of Relays (Nrelays)
3.8 Pseudo-Codes of RN Deployment
3.9 Frequency Reuse for Multi-Hop Relay
3.10 Enhance Relay Link Capacity (ERLC)
3.10.1 Handover Measurement for DA
3.10.2 Proposed Antenna
3.11 System Modelling
3.12 Balance Transmission Power for MR in LTE-A Cellular Networks
3.12.1 Performance Analysis of Multi-Users Network
3.12.1.1 Fixed System
3.12.1.2 Mobility System
3.12.2 Balance Power Algorithm (BPA) for MR
3.13 Summary
CHAPTER 4
PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT OF COVERAGE AREA AND CAPACITY FOR 3GPP-LTE-A NETWORKS
4.1 Mitigating Interference between RNs
4.2 Relay Link Enhancement
4.2.1 Performance Analysis of Handover Process
4.2.2 Performance Enhancement for Relay Link
4.2.3 Performance Analysis of Balance Transmission Power for MR
4.3 UL and DL Performance Analysis
4.3.1 Performance analysis of BPA at MR
4.4 Summary
CHAPTER 5
OPTIMUM LOCATION FOR RELAY NODE IN LTE-A
5.1 Conclusion
REFFERENCES
APPENDIX – A
APPENDIX - B
APPENDIX - C
APPENDIX – D
INDEX
Professor Dr. Abid Yahya earned his MSc and PhD degrees in Wireless & Mobile systems from the Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia. Currently he is working as a professor Botswana International University of Science & Technology. He has applied this combination of practical and academic experience to a variety of consultancies for major corporations. He has over 110 research publications to his credit in various books, research journals, and conference proceedings. Prof. Abid Yahya supervised a number of PhD candidates and was assigned as an external and internal examiner for postgraduate students. He was invited several times as a speaker and visiting lecturer at different multinational companies. He sits on various panels with the government and other industry related panels of study.
In this book, three different methods are presented to enhance the capacity and coverage area in LTE-A cellular networks. The scope involves the evaluation of the effect of the RN location in terms of capacity and the determination of the optimum location of the relay that provides maximum achievable data rate for users with limited interference at the cell boundaries. This book presents a new model to enhance both capacity and coverage area in LTE-A cellular network by determining the optimum location for the RN with limited interference. The new model is designed to enhance the capacity of the relay link by employing two antennas in RN. This design enables the relay link to absorb more users at cell edge regions. An algorithm called the Balance Power Algorithm (BPA) is developed to reduce MR power consumption. The book pertains to postgraduate students and researchers in wireless & mobile communications.
Provides a variety of methods for enhancing capacity and coverage in LTE-A cellular networks
Develops an algorithm to reduce power consumption
Presents approaches for applications such as gaming, playing and watching TV on a smart phone, and conducting low cost calls