Description
Book SynopsisThe first and only up-to-date guide offering complete coverage of HetNetswritten by top researchers and engineers in the field
Small Cell Networks: Deployment, Management, and Optimization addresses key problems of the cellular network evolution towards HetNets. It focuses on the latest developments in heterogeneous and small cell networks, as well as their deployment, operation, and maintenance. It also covers the full spectrum of the topic, from academic, research, and business to the practice of HetNets in a coherent manner. Additionally, it provides complete and practical guidelines to vendors and operators interested in deploying small cells.
The first comprehensive book written by well-known researchers and engineers from Nokia Bell Labs, Small Cell Networks begins with an introduction to the subjectoffering chapters on capacity scaling and key requirements of future networks. It then moves on to sections on coverage and capacity optimization
Table of Contents
ABOUT THE AUTHORS VII
FOREWORD XI
ACRONYMS XIII
PART I INTRODUCTION 1
1 SMALL CELLS—THE FUTURE OF CELLULAR NETWORKS 3
2 100× CAPACITY SCALING OF CELLULAR NETWORKS 23
3 AUTOMATION OF CELLULAR NETWORKS 55
PART II COVERAGE AND CAPACITY OPTIMIZATION 91
4 FREQUENCY ASSIGNMENT AND ACCESS METHODS 93
5 COVERAGE AND CAPACITY OPTIMIZATION FOR INDOOR CELLS 117
6 COVERAGE AND CAPACITY OPTIMIZATION FOR OUTDOOR CELLS 149
PART III INTERFERENCE MANAGEMENT 187
7 FREQUENCY-DOMAIN INTER-CELL INTERFERENCE COORDINATION 189
8 TIME-DOMAIN INTER-CELL INTERFERENCE COORDINATION 223
9 THE SECTOR OFFSET CONFIGURATION 259
10 CONTROL CHANNEL INTER-CELL INTERFERENCE COORDINATION 295
11 UPLINK-ORIENTED OPTIMIZATION IN HETEROGENEOUS NETWORKS 323
PART IV MOBILITY MANAGEMENT AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY 363
12 MOBILITY MANAGEMENT 365
13 DORMANT CELLS AND IDLE MODES 393
PART V SMALL CELL DEPLOYMENT 419
14 BACKHAUL FOR SMALL CELLS 421
15 OPTIMIZATION OF SMALL CELL DEPLOYMENT 443
PART VI FUTURE TRENDS AND APPLICATIONS 467
16 ULTRA-DENSE NETWORKS 469
17 HETNET APPLICATIONS 493
A SIMULATING HETNETS 505
INDEX 549
