In wireless communications, the need to cover operation areas, such as seaports, is at the forefront of discussion, especially regarding network capacity provisioning. Radio network planning typically involves determining the number of fixed cells, considering link budgets and deploying them geometrically centered across targeted areas. This paper proposes a solution to determine the optimal position for a mobile cell, considering 3GPP path loss models. The optimal position for the mobile cell maximises the aggregate network capacity offered to a set of User Equipments (UEs), with gains up to 187% compared to the positioning of the mobile cell at the UEs geometrical center. The proposed solution can be used by network planners and integrated into network optimisation tools. This has the potential to reduce costs associated with the Radio Access Network (RAN) planning by enhancing flexibility for on-demand deployments.
翻译:在无线通信领域,覆盖港口等运营区域的网络容量供给需求已成为前沿讨论焦点。传统的无线网络规划通常基于链路预算确定固定基站数量,并将其几何中心部署于目标区域。本文提出一种基于3GPP路径损耗模型的移动基站最优定位解决方案。该方案通过最大化对一组用户设备(UEs)提供的聚合网络容量来确定移动基站的最优位置,相较于将移动基站部署于用户设备几何中心的方案,容量增益最高可达187%。网络规划人员可采用本方案并将其集成至网络优化工具中,通过增强按需部署的灵活性,有望降低无线接入网络(RAN)规划的相关成本。