Wireless Communications Research Seminar 2012, February 16th

Resource Partitioning in LTE-A based Femto

Deployment
Petri Luoto
LOCON - Local connectivity and cross layer design for future broadband mobile systems

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Outline

Introduction
Simulation layout
Simulation parameters
Resource allocation methods
Results

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Introduction
Macro base stations are conventionally used to
serve all traffic models to outdoor as well as indoor
users
Increasing number of high data rate users creates
challenge to serve all users satisfactorily
Especially throughput to indoors may suffer from
high path loss and low spectral efficiency

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Introduction
One possible solution could be the usage of
femtocells
These are low-power wireless access points that
operate in licensed spectrum to connect standard
mobile devices to a mobile operators network
using residential digital subscriber line (DSL) or
cable broadband connections
The idea is that femtocells are plug-and-play
devices installed by users

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Introduction

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Introduction
A solution to the interference problem could be
radio resource managment (RRM) with selforganizing network (SON) techniques
Self-configuration and self optimization is needed
for plug-and-play devices
RRM with SON techniques means that there is
coordination with access points in the vicinity and
they can adjust the usage of radio resources to
improve network quality

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Introduction
The main focus of master thesis is in different
resource allocation methods for femto users
Resource allocation aims to interference
avoidance between access points
Interference avoidance is done in frequency
domain

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Simulation layout
MUE

MBS

FUE
Fig 1. Macro layout overlaying dualstripe femto grids.
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FAP

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Simulation parameters
System Bandwidth:

10MHz (50PRB)

Base-station Sites

19 (57 Cells)

NTx Antennas

NRx Antennas

Traffic Model

Guaranteed bit rate

Femto layout

One dual-stripe per sector

or
One 5x5 grid per sector

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Resource allocation methods

1) Opportunistic resource allocation
2) Resources are allocated taking into account the
femto-femto interference
3) Resources are allocated taking into account the
femto-macro interference
4) Resources are allocated taking into account the
femto-macro/femto interference

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Results

Scheduler femto-macro/femto interference avoidance

Guaranteed bit rate 2 Mbps

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Dual-stripe layout, on average 8 FAP per grid, 114 MUE, FAP power 20 dBm

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5x5 grid layout, on average 5 FAP per grid, 114 MUE, FAP power 20 dBm

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Conclusion
In dual-stripe layout macro interference is the most
significant for femto users
In 5x5 grid the femto interference is the most
significant for femto users
All interference avoidance methods provide gain
compared to opportunistic resource allocation
without interference coordination

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