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Jakob HOYDIS: PhD student, Alcatel Lucent Chair in Flexible Radio, Supélec
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Romain COUILLET: Senior Lecturer, Systems Science and Energy Challenges Chair, Supélec
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Mérouane DEBBAH: Professor, Alcatel Lucent Chair in Flexible Radio, Supélec
INTRODUCTION
The exponentially growing demand for wireless communications services calls for a massive increase in network density, a solution that is neither economical nor environmentally friendly within the framework of current communications networks. The concept of Small Cell Networks (SCN), based on the idea of a very dense deployment of small, inexpensive base stations, is a possible alternative. There are potential financial and ecological benefits, as well as technological challenges, associated with the large-scale deployment of SCNs. An overview of the research problems and the tools needed to study them are presented.
The exponentially increasing demand for wireless data services requires a massive network densification which is neither economically nor ecologically viable with current cellular system architectures. A potential solution to this problem is the concept of small cell networks (SCNs) which are founded on the idea of a very dense deployment of self-organizing low-cost low-paper base stations. In this article, potential financial and ecological benefits as well as the technical challenges related to a large-scale deployment of SCNs are discussed. Moreover, an overview of related research problems and the necessary tools for their study is provided.
mobile communications, large networks, small cells, green technologies
mobile communications, cellular networks, small cells, green technologies
Field: telecommunications technology
Degree of technology diffusion: emergence
Technologies involved: wireless technologies
Applications: cellular networks
Main French players :
Competitive clusters: Pôle System@tic
Manufacturers: Alcatel-Lucent, Orange
Other global players: Huawei, Samsung, Qualcomm, Verizon
Contact: http://www.supelec.fr/chaire-en-radio-flexible.html
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Wilson Street http://www.wilson-street.com
Femtoforum http://www.femtoforum.org
ThinkFemtocell http://www.thinkfemtocell.com
ECOSCELLS http://ecoscells.twn-bl.homeip.net
Alcatel Lucent http://www.alcatel-lucent.com/wireless/femto_small_cells.html
Wikipedia http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Femtocell
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