Authors:
Per Skillermark, Peter Moberg, Marc Werner (Qualcomm)

ICT Mobile Summit 2008

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Cost Assessment of Radio Access Network Deployments with Relay Nodes (pdf)

Abstract:
This paper presents a generic radio access network cost assessment and optimisation methodology, allowing a performance-vs.-cost assessment of different deployment options considered in beyond-3G networks as, e.g., the WINNER1 system. Cost assessments are based on an identification and classification of relevant cost components of advanced radio access network deployments, including radio access points of different types, like macro and micro base stations, as well as decode-and-forward fixed relay nodes. Out of the numerous cost assessments carried out in the WINNER II project, one particular analysis is presented in this paper where it is demonstrated that relay nodes could represent a more cost-effective deployment solution than micro base stations when used as supporting radio access points for sparsely distributed macro base stations in a typical urban downlink scenario. The cost analysis includes an economic optimisation of radio access point densities for a given heterogeneous traffic demand.

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Copyright © 2008 The authors www.ICT-MobileSummit.eu/2008 This work has been carried out within the framework of the IST project IST-2003-507581 WINNER (World Wireless Initiative New Radio), which is partly funded by the European Union. By choosing to view this document, you agree to all provisions of the copyright laws protecting it. In order to read PDF files, you need to have Adobe® Acrobat® Reader® installed in your computer. You can download the latest Acrobat® Reader® for free  from Adobe's website.