Efficient spectrum utilisation in third generation cellular communications systems

• Published in: Computers and Communications: Proceedings of the IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communication, Alexandria, Egypt, 1997 pp. 466 - 471
• Main Authors: Demestichas, P.P., Demesticha, V.P., Tzifa, E.C., Anagnostou, M.E., Theologou, M.E.
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 1997
• Subjects: Availability; Base stations; Channel allocation; Communication systems; Computer science; Frequency division multiaccess; Mobile communication; Radio spectrum management; Telecommunication traffic; Time division multiple access

One of the most central issues in third generation telecommunication systems is efficient spectrum utilisation. This objective has motivated extensive research in the area of channel allocation techniques. The basic version of the channel allocation problem is the following: given a set of channels,...