Title
Partial GSM spectrum reuse for femtocells
Abstract
In this paper the feasibility of femtocells partially reusing GSM spectrum is investigated. Due to the increasing scarcity and cost of spectrum, partial spectrum reuse by secondary networks is being considered to improve spectral efficiency. Additionally, new revenue streams can be extracted from existing resources by utilising partial spectrum reuse. The partial reuse of spectrum depends largely on the ability of the secondary network to mitigate the negative interference impact upon the primary network. This can be achieved by the establishment of acceptable interference criteria. This paper presents a solution to the problem of meeting the interference criteria with regards to frequency allocation and power configuration within the femtocell network. We demonstrate that these solutions can be applied successfully to allow for partial spectrum reuse in the GSM band. Furthermore we present an analysis of both the theoretical performance of femtocells and the resulting impact on the macrocellular network.
Year
DOI
Venue
2009
10.1109/PIMRC.2009.5449865
Tokyo
Keywords
Field
DocType
cellular radio,frequency allocation,radiofrequency interference,femtocells,frequency allocation,macrocellular network,partial GSM spectrum reuse,secondary networks,spectral efficiency
Femtocell,GSM,Cellular radio,Computer science,Reuse,Computer network,Spectral efficiency,Interference (wave propagation),Frequency allocation,Telecommunications link
Conference
ISBN
Citations 
PageRank 
978-1-4244-5123-4
6
0.59
References 
Authors
4
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Joseph O'Carroll160.59
Holger Claussen243330.34
L. E. Doyle348745.61