A novel frequency planning for femtocells in OFDMA-based cellular networks using fractional frequency reuse

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Abstract

Femtocells are expected to be one of the emerging technologies for next generation communication systems. For successful deployment of femtocells in the pre-existing macrocell networks, there are some challenges such as the cell planning for interference management, handoff, and power control. In this paper, we focus on frequency planning which can provide interference avoidance for the co-existence of macrocells and femtocells. We propose a novel frequency planning for femtocells in cellular networks using fractional frequency reuse (FFR). We consider downlink performance of cellular systems based on Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing Access (OFDMA), e.g., WiMAX and 3GPP Long Term Evaluation (LTE). Simulation results show that our scheme indeed reduces the effect of additional co-channel interference (CCI) between a given macrocell and deployed femtocells as well as neighboring macrocells.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationComputational Science and Its Applications - ICCSA 2010 - International Conference, Proceedings
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages96-106
Number of pages11
EditionPART 3
ISBN (Print)3642121780, 9783642121784
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010
Event2010 International Conference on Computational Science and Its Applications, ICCSA 2010 - Fukuoka, Japan
Duration: 23 Mar 201026 Mar 2010

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
NumberPART 3
Volume6018 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference2010 International Conference on Computational Science and Its Applications, ICCSA 2010
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityFukuoka
Period23/03/1026/03/10

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