A Performance Evaluation of WLAN-Femtocell-LTE beyond the Capacity Crunch. Does Femtocell have to overcome WLAN or can they coexist in HetNets?

Abstract This paper originates from a practical experiment based on Mesh Networks. The promising results obtained from this experiment prompted us to discuss in greater depth whether Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN) are still useful for current communications. This means that on the one hand femt...

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Main Authors: K.C. Silva, J.P.L. Araújo, C.R.L. Francês
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microondas e Optoeletrônica; Sociedade Brasileira de Eletromagnetismo
Series:Journal of Microwaves, Optoelectronics and Electromagnetic Applications
Subjects:
LTE
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2179-10742016000400402&lng=en&tlng=en