Small Cells: Technologies and Deployment

Small Cells, Second and Expanded Edition builds upon the first edition of Femtocells: Technologies and Deployment providing readers with an updated and expanded insight into small cell technology and deployment. In addition, the book discusses the recent developments in femto/small cells; discussing various types of small cells (e.g., pico-, metro- and femto-cell). The challenges of small cell deployment such as interference analysis and mitigation, mobility management, self-organising network (SON) and back-hauling are investigated in this book. New to this edition: Small cell related standardization activities, methods and deployment scenarios, synchronization, localization and backhaul, WiFi in future radio access networks, small cell deployment tools and case studies, and small cell green aspects. Provides a comprehensive reference on small cells and related topics Discusses the recent developments in femto/small cells; discussing various types of small cells (e.g., pico-, metro- and femto-cell) Offers the latest research results on small cells based on simulation and measurements Gives an overview of indoor coverage techniques such as picocells, repeaters, distributed antenna systems, radio over fiber Includes chapters on target market and applications, technologies (WiMAX, LTE, UMTS, HSPA, etc.), small cell architecture, simulation, interference, mobility management, configuration and trials Appendix on propagation models such as MR-FDPF (Multi-Resolution Frequency Domain ParFlow), FDTD (Finite Difference Time Domain), ray-tracing, ray-launching and automatic model calibration and tuning methods Essential reading for R&D network planners, femtocells hardware manufacturers, RF engineers, operators, consultants.