@inproceedings{9b1bf9129dd34f998093512384515a75,
title = "Analysis of Carrier Deployment Strategies for LTE-A HetNets with Multicell Cooperation",
abstract = "This paper studies how to best utilize two carriers (F1 and F2) in a heterogeneous network (HetNet) where both macro and small cells are deployed. Two well known multi-cell cooperation techniques are applied: enhanced inter-cell interference coordination (eICIC) on carriers that are co-channel deployed at both macro and small cells and inter-site carrier aggregation (CA) between carriers that are separately deployed at macro and small cells. Extensive performance results with different carrier deployment strategies with/without multi-cell cooperation are presented under realistic time-variant traffic conditions. For the considered HetNet scenario, the carrier deployment strategy resulting in the best downlink end-user throughput performance is found to be co-channel for low load conditions, and one carrier deployed at the macro and two carriers deployed at small cells (called hybrid deployment \#2 in our study) for high load conditions. Introducing multi-cell cooperations in the form of eICIC and inter-site CA between the macro and small cells can significantly improve the performance for co-channel and hybrid deployment \#2 at high load and low load conditions, respectively.",
author = "Hua Wang and Claudio Rosa and Pedersen, {Klaus I.}",
year = "2014",
month = sep,
doi = "10.1109/VTCFall.2014.6965874",
language = "English",
isbn = "978-1-4799-4449-1",
series = "I E E E V T S Vehicular Technology Conference. Proceedings",
publisher = "IEEE",
pages = "1--5",
booktitle = "Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC Fall), 2014 IEEE 80th",
address = "United States",
note = "IEEE 80th vehicular technology conference ; Conference date: 14-09-2014 Through 17-09-2014",
}