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Coverage and capacity self-optimisation in LTE-Advanced using active antenna systems

  • University of Greenwich

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Abstract

In order to enhance the Long Term Evolution (LTE) network performance, the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) introduced Coverage and Capacity Optimisation (CCO) in the context of Self Organising Network (SON). Antenna parameters (i.e. azimuth, electrical tilt etc.) play a key role in CCO and have a significant impact on the users' Quality of Service (QoS). In this paper, a novel metric, to evaluate the cells performance, that consider several performance indicators, is introduced. Furthermore, a distributed CCO algorithm is proposed which has three distinct phases. The first phase is to determine the target cell, the second phase adjust the antenna parameters for the target and neighbouring cells and in the last phase the optimum antenna parameters for the target and neighbouring cells is determined. The simulation results show significant improvement in the overall network performance with the proposed CCO algorithm. In particular, the target cell average performance can be improved by 16.75%.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2016 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, WCNC 2016
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781467398145
DOIs
StatePublished - 2016
Externally publishedYes
Event2016 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, WCNC 2016 - Doha, Qatar
Duration: 3 Apr 20167 Apr 2016

Publication series

NameIEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, WCNC
Volume0
ISSN (Electronic)1558-2612

Conference

Conference2016 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, WCNC 2016
Country/TerritoryQatar
CityDoha
Period3/04/167/04/16

Keywords

  • Coverage and Capacity Optimisation
  • Long Term Evolution Advanced
  • Performance Evaluating Metric
  • Self-Organising Network

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