Femtocells: Technologies and Deployment

Preface.

Acknowledgements.

Acronyms.

1 Introduction.

1.1 The Indoor Coverage Challenge.

1.2 Concepts of Femtocells.

1.3 Why is Femtocell Important?

1.4 Deployment of Femtocells.

1.5 Important Facts to Attract More Customers.

1.6 The Structure of the Book.

References.

2 Indoor Coverage Techniques.

2.1 Improvement of the Indoor Coverage.

2.2 Outdoor Cells.

2.3 Repeaters.

2.4 Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS).

2.5 Radiating or Leaky Cable.

2.6 Indoor Base Stations.

2.7 Comparison of the Indoor Coverage Techniques.

References.

3 Access Network Architecture.

3.1 Overview.

3.2 GAN Based Femtocell-to-Core Network Connectivity.

3.3 3GPP Iuh (Iu-Home) for Home NodeB.

3.4 Evolution to IMS/HSPA+/LTE.

3.5 Architecture with IMS Support.

References.

4 Air-Interface Technologies.

4.1 Introduction.

4.2 2G Femtocells: GSM.

4.3 3G Femtocells: UMTS & HSPA.

4.4 OFDM-Based Femtocells.

References.

5 System-Level Simulation for Femtocell Scenarios.

5.1 Network Simulation.

5.2 Link and System Level Simulations.

5.3 Wireless Radio Channel Modeling.

5.4 Static and Dynamic System-Level Simulations.

5.5 Static System Level Methodology for Wimax Femtocells.

5.6 Coverage and Capacity Analysis for Wimax Femtocells.

5.7 Overview on Dynamic System-Level Simulation.

References.

6 Interference in the Presence of Femtocells.

6.1 Introduction.

6.2 Key Concepts.

6.3 Interference Cancellation.

6.4 Interference Avoidance.

6.5 Interference Management with UMTS.

6.6 Conclusion.

References.

7 Mobility Management.

7.1 Introduction.

7.2 Mobility Management for Femtocells in 3GPP.

7.3 Femtocell Characterization.

7.4 Access Control.

7.5 Paging Procedure.

7.6 Cell Selection and Reselection.

7.7 Cell Handover.

References.

8 Self-Organization.

8.1 Self-Organization.

8.2 Self-Configuration, Self-Optimization and Self-Healing.

8.3 Self-Organization in Femtocell Scenarios.

8.4 Start-Up Procedure in Femtocells.

8.5 Sensing the Radio Channel.

8.6 Self-Configuration and Self-Optimization of Femtocell Parameters.

References.

9 Further Femtocell Issues.

9.1 Timing.

9.2 Femtocell Security.

9.3 Femtocell Location.

9.4 Access Methods.

9.5 Need for New Applications.

9.6 Health Issues.

References.

Index.