Frequency Reuse
Frequency Reuse
Cellular network is an underlying technology for mobile phones, personal communication systems,
wireless networking etc. The technology is developed for mobile radio telephone to replace high
power transmitter/receiver systems. Cellular networks use lower power, shorter range and more
transmitters for data transmission.
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Features of Cellular Systems
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Wireless Cellular Systems solves the problem of spectral congestion and increases user capacity.
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The features of cellular systems are as follows −
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Offer very high capacity in a limited spectrum.
Multiple Access
Reuse of radio channel in different cells.
Channel Characteristics
Enable a fixed number of channels to serve an arbitrarily large number of users by reusing
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Cellular Wireless Networks Communication is always between mobile and base station (not directly between mobiles).
Propagation Losses Each cellular base station is allocated a group of radio channels within a small geographic
Techniques area called a cell.
Wireless Communication - WAN Neighboring cells are assigned different channel groups.
Bluetooth By limiting the coverage area to within the boundary of the cell, the channel groups may be
reused to cover different cells.
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Keep interference levels within tolerable limits.
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Frequency reuse or frequency planning.
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Organization of Wireless Cellular Network.
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Cellular network is organized into multiple low power transmitters each 100w or less.
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Shape of Cells
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The coverage area of cellular networks are divided into cells, each cell having its own antenna for
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transmitting the signals. Each cell has its own frequencies. Data communication in cellular networks
is served by its base station transmitter, receiver and its control unit.
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The shape of cells can be either square or hexagon −
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Hexagon
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A hexagon cell shape is highly recommended for its easy coverage and calculations. It offers the
following advantages −
Frequency Reuse
Frequency reusing is the concept of using the same radio frequencies within a given area, that are
separated by considerable distance, with minimal interference, to establish communication.
Frequency reuse offers the following benefits −
In Advanced Mobile Phone Services (AMPS) when K = 395 and N = 7, then frequencies per cell on
an average will be 395/7 = 56. Here, cell frequency is 56.
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