Modelling cellular system

on Tuesday, December 7
In my previous post, I uploaded a snap shot of GUI version of my simulator. Am interested in developing a professional multi-cell deployment simulator tool with the following features. The targeted end-user client would be an cellular operator, vendor, network deployment study team or non-profit organization for generating whitepapers.

Deployment trends in cellular communication will take a new paradigm shift. Unlike the sectorized deployment of narrowband systems like GSM, the broadband systems like LTE, WiMAX will do frequence reuse deployment. The primary service on these networks are packet data service. The goal would be to provide any-time UP kind of data-pipe, similar to a dedicated broadband DSL connection. Whether the packet data is short time (like Social Network, Messenger updates, or Push POP notifications) or long session connections like watching streaming video (iptv, youtube, widevine ) or uploading live video ( justin TV, ustream). And a reliable connection on-the-go (Dont want a banking transaction query or link to break).  This requires to have sufficient coverage to provide a minimal reliable throughput link. 


The first thing that strikes to mind when you talk about reuse-1 is interference between multiple cells. This being non-trivial requires a smart placement and usage of different types of transmitters (Macro Base-station, Pico-Station, Repeaters, Relays). Each category of the base-stations have different use-cases based on the target capacity and back-haul requirement in its coverage.

To model such a system a professional tool with following features will be required.
  • Different Geographical deployment
  • Modeling path-loss models based on topography
  • User Distribution
  • .. more (to be added)
Anyone interested in developing such a professional tool are welcome for discussion. If you already have one, I am available as a consultant :).

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