Cost analysis for an ad hoc extended cellular systems in a rural environment
Bogdan Timus · 2004
This paper applies two different cost models in order to analyze the infrastructure cost of a communication network in which fixed relays are used for an ad hoc extension of a cellular system. The analysis consists of two parts: solving a dimensioning problem and minimizing the investment cost according to one of the cost models, respectively. For the dimensioning problem, the simple system model introduced in [1] is used. Unlike [1], where some approximations are used to obtain an analytical expression of the interference level, the average cell power is computed in this paper though simulations. Due to the simple propagation models assumed, the model is basically suited for a rural environment.