International Journal of Wireless and Microwave Technologies (IJWMT)
IJWMT Vol. 10, No. 5, 8 Oct. 2020
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Adaptation of Propagation Model Parameters toward Efficient Cellular Network Planning using Robust LAD Algorithm
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Author(s)
Isabona Joseph
1,*
Divine O. Ojuh
2
Index Terms
Propagation loss, Adaptive propagation model tuning, Least square, Least absolute deviation.
Abstract
All new mobile radio communication systems undergo a cautious cellular network planning and re-planning process in order to resourcefully utilize the allotted frequency band and also ensure that the geographical area of focus is adequately fortified with integrated base stations transmitters. To this end, efficient radio propagation model prediction and tuning is of huge importance, as it assists radio network engineers to effectively assess and plan the cellular network signal coverage area. In this research work, an adaptive least absolute deviation approach is proposed and verified to fine-tune the parameters of Ericsson propagation model. The adaptive tuning technique have been verified experimentally with field propagation loss data acquired over three different suburban locations of a recently deployed LTE radio cellular network in Waterlines area of Port Harcourt City. In terms of the mean absolute percentage error and coefficient of efficiency, the outcomes of the proposed adaptive tuning approach show a higher degree of prediction performance accuracy on the measured loss data compared to the commonly applied least squares regression tuning technique.
Cite This Paper
Isabona Joseph， Divine O. Ojuh, " Adaptation of Propagation Model Parameters toward Efficient Cellular Network Planning using Robust LAD Algorithm", International Journal of Wireless and Microwave Technologies(IJWMT), Vol.10, No.5, pp. 13-24, 2020. DOI: 10.5815/ijwmt.2020.05.02
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