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Cellular Wireless Networks:
Cellular radio is a technique that was developed to increase
the capacity available for mobile radio telephone service.
Mobile radio telephone service was only provided by a high-
power transmitter/receiver.
Cellular Network Organization:
The essence of a cellular network is the use of multiple low-
power transmitters, on the order of 100W or less.
Because the range of such a transmitter is small, an area can
be divided into cells, each one served by its own antenna.
Each cell is allocated a band of frequencies and is served by
a base station.

Frequency Reuse:
It is not practical to attempt to use the same frequency band
in two adjacent cells.
Instead, the objective is to use the same frequency band in
multiple cells at some distance from one another.
This allows the same frequency band to be used for multiple
simultaneous conversations in different cells.

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Increasing Capacity: (Congested Environment)
Adding new channels
Frequency borrowing
Cell splitting - As the cells get smaller, these handoffs
become much more frequent.
Cell sectoring
Microcells - Microcells are useful in city streets in
congested areas, along highways, and inside large public
buildings

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Operation of Cellular Systems:


Two types of channels are available between the mobile unit
and the base station (BS):
Control channels are used to exchange information having to do
with setting up and maintaining calls and with establishing a
relationship between a mobile unit and the nearest BS.
Traffic channels carry a voice or data connection between users.


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Steps in a typical call between two mobile users within an area
controlled by a single MTSO:
Mobile unit initialization
Mobile-originated call
Paging
Call accepted
Ongoing call
Handoff

Other functions performed by the system
Call blocking - During the mobile-initiated call stage, if
all the traffic channels assigned to the nearest BS are busy
Can termination - When one of the two users hangs up
Call drop - During a connection, because of interference or
weak signal spots in certain areas.
Calls to/from fixed and remote mobile subscriber

Mobile Radio Propagation Effects:
Signal strength
Fading

Handoff:
A number of different performance metrics may be used to
make the decision.
Cell blocking probability - The probability of a new call
being blocked, due to heavy load on the BS traffic capacity.
Call dropping probability
Call completion probability
Probability of unsuccessful handoff
Handoff blocking probability
Handoff probability

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Rate of handoff
Interruption duration - The duration of time during a
handoff in which a mobile unit is not connected to either
base station.
Handoff delay