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Toward capacity-efficient, cost-efficient and power-efficient deployment strategy for indoor mobile broadband
KTH, School of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Communication Systems, CoS, Radio Systems Laboratory (RS Lab). KTH, School of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Centres, Center for Wireless Systems, Wireless@kth.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7444-8487
KTH, School of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Communication Systems, CoS, Radio Systems Laboratory (RS Lab). KTH, School of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Centres, Center for Wireless Systems, Wireless@kth.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9525-0712
KTH, School of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Centres, Center for Wireless Systems, Wireless@kth.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-4405-5516
2013 (English)In: 24th European Regional ITS Conference, Florence 2013, 2013Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

Mobile operators nowadays tend to deploy dense heterogeneous layers of 3G and 4G networks in outdoor and indoor environments by adding more macrocells and smallcells (e.g. microcells, picocells and femtocells) in response to the increasing subscriber demand for coverage and capacity. The main driver and enabler behind this tendency is the phenomenon that around 80% of power consumption in mobile communication networks stems from the radio base stations. This situation makes mobile operators opt for the use low-power radio base stations to provide better coverage, capacity and a more environment-friendly operation. The use of low-power radio base stations leads to reduction of energy consumption in mobile communication networks power. The aim of this study is to conduct a comparative study between homogenous macrocell deployment and indoor smallcell deployments as alternative solutions for provision of the required indoor coverage and capacity. Moreover, the study highlights the importance of backhaul solutions being critical components in the smallcell network deployment. Furthermore, the scope of the study is extended to cover the investigation of the value of the heterogeneous (i.e. hybrid marcocell-femtocell) deployment scenario as a cost and power-efficient solution versus the homogenous marcocell deployment scenario in view of the variations in the mobile network traffic during the day. The main findings indicate that the CapEx and OpEx of the backhaul solution represent the major part of the total deployment cost in the indoor smallcell deployment scenario (i.e. femtocell case) compared to those of the macrocell deployment scenario. Nonetheless, the perceived saving in the total cost of ownership (TCO) resulting from the use of indoor smallcell (i.e. femtocell) remains a satisfactory and convenient motivation considering the traffic variation across the day, traffic distribution between indoor and outdoor locations and the keenness to use the spectrum resources more efficiently.

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2013.
Keywords [en]
Backhaul, Cost, Capacity, Femtocell, fiber optic, HSPA, LTE, Microwave, Macrocell, Power Consumption.
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Telecommunications
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-133331OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-133331DiVA, id: diva2:663036
Conference
24th European Regional Conference of the International Telecommunication Society, Florence, Italy, 20-23 October 2013
Projects
Towards Green 5G Mobile Networks (5GrEEn)Mobile and wireless communications Enablers for Twenty-twenty (2020) Information Society (METIS)
Funder
Wireless@kthEU, FP7, Seventh Framework Programme
Note

QC 20140602

Available from: 2013-11-08 Created: 2013-10-30 Last updated: 2024-03-18Bibliographically approved

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