Relay-Based vs. Conventional Wireless Networks: Capacity and Spectrum Efficiency
Authors: Weiss, Erik and Max, Sebastian and Klein, Ole and Hiertz, Guido R. and Walke, Bernard
Department of Communication Networks (ComNets), Faculty 6, RWTH Aachen University
In Proceedings of the 18th Annual IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC 2007), p. 5, Athens, Greece, 2007.
Publication Date: Sep, 2007
On page(s):5
ISBN: 1-4244-1144-0
Abstract Conventional radio cells suffer from the disadvantageous distribution of the transmission rates. High transmission rates are only available in the close vicinity of the access point, whereas the distribution of mobile stations behaves complementary. Hence, the provided capacity of the access point is only partly used and the majority is wasted. This drawback will grow with the introduction of future transmission techniques, which increase the maximum transmission rates available at short distances. Therefore, it is unlikely that the traditional design of cellular radio systems can achieve the ambitious throughput and coverage requirements of fourthgeneration (4G) radio networks. We propose to extend conventional multi-cellular systems by applying relay-enhanced topologies to each cell. To encourage this evolutionary step we present an analytical model to compute the upper bound capacity and the spectrum efficiency of wireless networks. Based on this analytical model the potential of conventional cellular systems is compared with relay-enhanced networks.
Author Keywords
Upper Bound Capacity, Relay Enhanced Cells, Spectrum Efficiency
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@INPROCEEDINGS{Weiss_PIMRC07,
AUTHOR = {Weiss, E. and Max, S. and Klein, O. and Hiertz, G. and Walke, B.},
TITLE = {Relay-Based vs. Conventional Wireless Networks: Capacity and Spectrum
Efficiency},
YEAR = {2007},
MONTH = {Sep},
PAGES = {5},
ADDRESS = {Athens, Greece},
BOOKTITLE = {Proceedings of the 18th Annual IEEE International Symposium on Personal,
Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC 2007)},
AFFILIATION = {Department of Communication Networks (ComNets), Faculty 6, RWTH Aachen University},
ISBN = {1-4244-1144-0},
KEYWORDS = {Upper Bound Capacity, Relay Enhanced Cells, Spectrum Efficiency},
URL = {https://www.comnets.rwth-aachen.de}
}
Signature in CN-Library = {Qi002 (2007)}