Effective channel assignment in multi-hop W-CDMA cellular networks

Multi-hop relaying is an important concept in tackling the inherent problems of limited capacity and coverage in cellular networks. It helps to solve the dead-spots problem and to ease congestion in hotspots. However, to obtain good performance of multi-hop relaying, an effective channel assignment scheme is needed. In this paper, we study the design goals of a good channel assignment scheme. We then propose a channel assignment scheme, called Extended Delay-Sensitive Slot Assignment (E-DSSA), which achieves all these goals. The distinctive feature of E-DSSA is the use of a novel transmission zone testing technique which allows high flexibility and precision in channel assignment in TDD W-CDMA multi-hop cellular environment. Performance evaluation shows that E-DSSA outperforms its existing counterparts in terms of data throughput with low delay for both sparse and dense networks. E-DSSA is also shown to adapt to different cell sizes achieving high throughput and call acceptance ratios...

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2006
• Where: IWCMC
• Authors: Yik Hung Tam, Hossam S. Hassanein, Selim G. Akl
• Keywords: Channel Assignment, Channel Assignment Scheme, IWCMC 2006, Multi-hop Relaying