Equi-Coverage Contours in Cellular Networks

Equi-coverage Contours in Cellular Networks

In this letter, we introduce a general cellular network model where i) users and BSs are distributed as two general point processes that may be coupled, ii) pathloss is assumed to follow a multi-slope power-law pathloss model, and iii) fading (power) is assumed to be independent across all wireless links. For this setup, we first obtain a set of contours representing the same meta distribution ...

Coverage Quality in Visual Sensor Networks

Interference Modelling and Outage Contours in Cellular and Microcellular Networks

This paper presents an interference model for cellular and microcellular networks. This model enables a unified treatment of all reception environments from purely noise limited to purely interference limited through a parameter denoted the ‘interference to noise ratio’ or INR. Using the model, a simplified spatial description of mobile link outage contours is derived. Computer simulations are ...

Constrained Coverage Optimisation for Mobile Cellular Networks

This paper explores the use of evolutionary algorithms to optimise cellular coverage so as to balance the traffic load over the whole mobile cellular network. A transformation of the problem space is used to remove the principal power constraint. A problem with the intuitive transformation is shown and a revised transformation with much better performance is presented. This highlights a problem...

Expanding Rural Cellular Networks with Virtual Coverage

The cellular system is the world’s largest network, providing service to over five billion people. Operators of these networks face fundamental trade-offs in coverage, capacity and operating power. These trade-offs, when coupled with the reality of infrastructure in poorer areas, mean that upwards of a billion people lack access to this fundamental service. Limited power infrastructure, in part...