Load-aware Reconfiguration of LTE-Antennas - Dynamic Cell-phone Network Adaptation Using Organic Network Control

Sven Tomforde, Alexander Ostrovsky, Jörg Hähner

2014

Abstract

The utilisation of cell phone networks increases continuously, especially driven by the introduction of new mobile services and smart phones. Network operators can follow two directions to deal with the problem: either install new hardware or increase the efficiency of the existing infrastructure. This paper presents a novel algorithm to improve the efficiency of current networks by allowing for a self-organised load-dependent reconfiguration of antennas. The algorithm is capable of identifying hotspot traffic, assigning this to a neighbouring cell, and learning the best strategy at runtime. This leads to a self-improving intelligent control mechanism. The simulation-based evaluation results demonstrate the potential benefit, while simultaneously keeping the hardware’s deterioration at a comparable level.

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Tomforde S., Ostrovsky A. and Hähner J. (2014). Load-aware Reconfiguration of LTE-Antennas - Dynamic Cell-phone Network Adaptation Using Organic Network Control . In Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics - Volume 1: ICINCO, ISBN 978-989-758-039-0, pages 236-243. DOI: 10.5220/0005045102360243


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@conference{icinco14,
author={Sven Tomforde and Alexander Ostrovsky and Jörg Hähner},
title={Load-aware Reconfiguration of LTE-Antennas - Dynamic Cell-phone Network Adaptation Using Organic Network Control},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics - Volume 1: ICINCO,},
year={2014},
pages={236-243},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0005045102360243},
isbn={978-989-758-039-0},
}


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TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics - Volume 1: ICINCO,
TI - Load-aware Reconfiguration of LTE-Antennas - Dynamic Cell-phone Network Adaptation Using Organic Network Control
SN - 978-989-758-039-0
AU - Tomforde S.
AU - Ostrovsky A.
AU - Hähner J.
PY - 2014
SP - 236
EP - 243
DO - 10.5220/0005045102360243