1st International Workshop on Network Design, Algorithms and Methodology Applied to Market Regulation and Strategic Studies

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Strategic Mobile Network Planning Tool for 2G/3G Regulatory Studies

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-642-29479-2_23,
        author={Juan S\^{a}nchez-Garc\^{\i}a and Amir Ahmadzadeh and Beatriz Saavedra-Moreno and Sancho Salcedo-Sanz and J. Portilla-Figueras},
        title={Strategic Mobile Network Planning Tool for 2G/3G Regulatory Studies},
        proceedings={1st International Workshop on Network Design, Algorithms and Methodology Applied to Market Regulation and Strategic Studies},
        proceedings_a={NETSTRAT},
        year={2012},
        month={10},
        keywords={GSM and UMTS design algorithms strategic studies network investment},
        doi={10.1007/978-3-642-29479-2_23}
    }
    
  • Juan Sánchez-García
    Amir Ahmadzadeh
    Beatriz Saavedra-Moreno
    Sancho Salcedo-Sanz
    J. Portilla-Figueras
    Year: 2012
    Strategic Mobile Network Planning Tool for 2G/3G Regulatory Studies
    NETSTRAT
    Springer
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-29479-2_23
Juan Sánchez-García1, Amir Ahmadzadeh1, Beatriz Saavedra-Moreno1, Sancho Salcedo-Sanz1, J. Portilla-Figueras1,*
  • 1: Universidad de Alcalá
*Contact email: antonio.portilla@uah.es

Abstract

Techno-economical studies in telecommunication networks are important and quite complicated topics. One of the major challenges is to estimate the investment in new or additional network equipment to consider a new service, or to compare two technologies in the same or different frequency band. In order to carry out this kind of analysis, a nationwide network design and dimensioning study has to be done, what requires powerful and robust algorithms with a high degree of flexibility to obtain accurate results avoiding huge amount of input data. This paper presents a strategic network planing tool which implements algorithms for 2G and 3G network dimensioning. This tool can be used by mobile network operators or regulatory authorities to develop or support techno-economic analysis in communication networks.