With huge number of smart gadgets and wireless devices being interconnected to each
other, the demand for very high data bandwidth is becoming critically challenging. With such …

This paper evaluates the downlink performance of an LTE-Advanced (LTE-A)
heterogeneous network that uses carrier aggregation (CA) between macro and small cells …

It is expected that in two-tier LTE heterogeneous networks, an extensive deployment of small
cell networks (SCNs) will take place in the near future, especially in dense urban zones; …

Aiming to cope up with relentless wireless traffic and improving link quality against high wall
penetration loss, Third Generation Partnership Project proposed the heterogeneous …

Femtocell is a promising technology to increase network capacity and coverage, especially
in indoor areas. It has low power, short range. The Home Base Station/HeNB (Femtocell …

The Femto cells are small cells deployed over macro cell to increase the indoor coverage
and system capacity. The deployment of small cells over macro cell is referred to as …

Femtocell technology recently gained attention due to its potential benefits for mobile
operators (significant capacity offload and extension of the coverage at low cost) but there …

Ultradense deployment of small cells is being considered as one of the key flavors of the
emerging 5G cellular networks to address the future data capacity challenges. A large share …

In an attempt to address the huge data demand of indoor mobile users and poor signal
strength from outdoor base stations to indoor environments, opertaors have started …

The integration of small cell technologies into the current mobile network operators is a
necessity for providing capacity and coverage improvement in the future mobile networks …