UltraDense networks: The new wireless frontier for enabling 5G access

A Gotsis, S Stefanatos, A Alexiou - IEEE Vehicular Technology …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The extreme traffic load that future wireless networks are expected to accommodate requires
a rethinking of the system design. The initial estimations indicate that, unlike the evolutionary …

Location based beamforming in 5G ultra-dense networks

P Kela, M Costa, J Turkka, M Koivisto… - 2016 IEEE 84th …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper we consider transmit (Tx) and receive (Rx) beamforming schemes based on the
location of the device. In particular, we propose a design methodology for the Tx/Rx …

How to meet increased capacities by future green 5G networks: A survey

A Bohli, R Bouallegue - Ieee Access, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The mass and widespread adoption of connected mobile devices have brought about
enormous social changes with significant economic, cultural, and technological impacts on a …

Self-dimensioning and planning of small cell capacity in multitenant 5G networks

P Muñoz, O Sallent… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
An important concept in the fifth generation of mobile networks is multitenancy, which allows
diverse operators sharing the same wireless infrastructure. To support this feature in …

Mobility performance and suitability of macro cell power-off in LTE dense small cell HetNets

X Gelabert, G Zhou, P Legg - 2013 IEEE 18th International …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
It is widely accepted that future capacity demands will require the deployment of dense small
cell networks most surely co-existing with legacy macro cell deployments forming a so …

Supporting mobility in 5G: A comparison between massive MIMO and continuous ultra dense networks

P Kela, X Gelabert, J Turkka, M Costa… - 2016 IEEE …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper proposes an approach for providing 5G services to mobile users that is based on
continuous ultra dense networks (C-UDNs). The proposed approach outperforms the widely …

A simulation study on LTE handover and the impact of cell size

M Tayyab, GP Koudouridis, X Gelabert - … Communications, Networks, and …, 2019 - Springer
In this paper we address the impact of cell size on the handover procedure in a Long Term
Evolution (LTE) network. In particular, we highlight the potential problems that may occur …

Adaptive SON and cognitive smart LPN for 5G heterogeneous networks

S Sun, M Kadoch, T Ran - Mobile Networks and Applications, 2015 - Springer
To overcome the challenge of large data demanding in future 5G cellular networks,
heterogeneous networks (HetNets) take advantage of low power nodes (LPNs) to enhance …

Spatial coordination strategies in future ultra-dense wireless networks

AG Gotsis, S Stefanatos… - 2014 11th International …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Ultra network densification is considered a major trend in the evolution of cellular networks,
due to its ability to bring the network closer to the user side and reuse resources to the …

Uplink reference signals enabling user-transparent mobility in ultra dense networks

X Gelabert, C Qvarfordt, M Costa, P Kela… - 2016 IEEE 27th …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper proposes a novel user-transparent mobility concept based on the transmission of
uplink reference signals (beacons) using Zadoff-Chu signature sequences. Unlike legacy …