Access methods to WiMAX femtocells: A downlink system-level case study

D Lopez-Perez, A Valcarce… - 2008 11th IEEE …, 2008 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Over the last two years, GSM and UMTS femtocell access points have been proposed as a
solution to the poor indoor coverage problem experienced in certain areas. Research on …

Interference avoidance and dynamic frequency planning for WiMAX femtocells networks

D López-Pérez, G de la Roche… - 2008 11th IEEE …, 2008 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Femtocells have been recently proposed as a potential good solution to increase not only
indoor radio coverage, but also system capacity. In this paper, a framework for radio …

Deployment options for femtocells and their impact on existing macrocellular networks

JD Hobby, H Claussen - Bell Labs Technical Journal, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Femtocells can enable in-home cell phone coverage and provide access to high speed
wireless broadband services where the usual macrocell system can only provide degraded …

Open, closed, and shared access femtocells in the downlink

HS Jo, P Xia, JG Andrews - EURASIP Journal on Wireless …, 2012 - Springer
A fundamental choice in femtocell deployments is the set of users which are allowed to
access each femtocell. Closed access restricts the set to specifically registered users, while …

WiMAX femtocells: a perspective on network architecture, capacity, and coverage

S Yeh, S Talwar, S Lee, H Kim - IEEE Communications …, 2008 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Femtocells are viewed as a promising option for mobile operators to improve coverage and
provide high-data-rate services in a cost-effective manner. The idea is to overlay low-power …

Analysis of macro—femtocell interference and implications for spectrum allocation

J Espino, J Markendahl - 2009 IEEE 20th International …, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Deployment of femtocells represents a promising solution to increase cost-capacity benefits
for network operators and provide higher data rates to end-users. Femtocells are conceived …

Overview of femtocell support in advanced WiMAX systems

Y Li, A Maeder, L Fan, A Nigam… - IEEE Communications …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The femtocell concept is an integral part of the telecommunication industry's efforts to
provide high-throughput, high quality services into the users' home. In contrast to …

Limited access to OFDMA femtocells

A Valcarce, D Lopez-Perez… - 2009 IEEE 20th …, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Femtocells are a promising solution for the provision of high indoor coverage and capacity.
Furthermore, OFDMA-based femtocells have proven to be highly versatile when dealing with …

Access control mechanisms for femtocells

G De La Roche, A Valcarce… - IEEE …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Femtocells are a solution that helps to reduce the capital and operational expenditure of a
mobile network while enhancing system coverage and capacity. However, the avoidance of …

Open vs. closed access femtocells in the uplink

P Xia, V Chandrasekhar… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Femtocells are assuming an increasingly important role in the coverage and capacity of
cellular networks. In contrast to existing cellular systems, femtocells are end-user deployed …