Semi-smart antennas for agent based distributed load balancing in cellular networks
Semi-smart antennas for agent based distributed load balancing in cellular networks
- Author(s): P. Nahi ; C.G. Parini ; S. Papadopoulos ; L. Du ; J. Bigham ; L. Cuthbert
- DOI: 10.1049/ic:20020256
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- Author(s): P. Nahi ; C.G. Parini ; S. Papadopoulos ; L. Du ; J. Bigham ; L. Cuthbert Source: IEE Two Day Conference. Getting the Most Out of the Radio Spectrum, 2002 page ()
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The performance of CDMA cellular networks can be improved by contracting the base station antenna pattern around the source of peak traffic and expanding adjacent cells coverage to fill in the coverage loss. A novel distributed load-balancing scheme for cellular networks, which intelligently changes cellular coverage according to the geographic traffic distribution in real time has been investigated. A cooperative negotiation approach with semi-smart antennas for the real-time control of the cellular network coverage is used. By the use of real time negotiations between adjacent base stations, optimum local coverage agreements can be reached in the context of the whole cellular network. In this paper we describe the concept behind a semi-smart antenna to be used in such a scheme, and a possible simple realisation of such an antenna. Results showing the advantage of such a distributed load-balancing scheme are also presented. (5 pages)
Inspec keywords: distributed processing; telecommunication traffic; adaptive antenna arrays; telecommunication computing; multiuser channels; software agents; antenna radiation patterns; radio networks; telecommunication control; cellular radio; code division multiple access
Subjects: Multiple access communication; Antenna theory; Communications computing; Knowledge engineering techniques; Mobile radio systems; Antenna arrays
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