The promise of ubiquitous and super-fast connectivity for the upcoming years will be in large
part fulfilled by the addition of base stations and spectral aggregation. The resulting very …

Capable of enhancing spatial multiplexing and greatly expanding network capacity, network
densification has undoubtedly become a general trend in future wireless networks …

Extensive deployment of heterogeneous small cells in cellular networks results in ultra-
dense small-cell networks (USNs). The USNs have been established as one of the vital …

Embedding pico/femto base-stations and relay nodes in a macro-cellular network is a
promising method for achieving substantial gains in coverage and capacity compared to …

We propose a distance-based inter-cell interference coordination (ICIC) scheme in small cell
networks (SCNs). While most of the previous works focus on a randomly selected user …

Recently, there has been considerable interest in the potential of inter-base station
cooperation techniques to manage excessive out-of-cell interference in evolving cellular …

Initial deployments of LTE networks are based on so-called homogeneous networks
consisting of base stations providing basic coverage, called macro base stations. The …

3GPP LTE-Advanced has recently been investigating heterogeneous network (HetNet)
deployments as a cost effective way to deal with the unrelenting traffic demand. HetNets …

In this paper, we investigate enhanced Inter-Cell Interference Coordination (e-ICIC)
techniques for Heterogeneous Networks (HetNets), consisting of a mix of macro and …

Long-Term Evolution (LTE) allows operators to use new and wider spectrum and
complements 3G networks with higher data rates, lower latency and a flat IP-based …