Optimum dynamic channel allocation in certain street microcellular radio systems

Abstract

In existing macrocellular systems, microcells may be used to increase the capacity in areas with large traffic demands. Examples of such areas are roads and streets where the microcells will form one-dimensional structures. Using smaller cells implies that the variations in telephone traffic load will increase. To adapt to these variations, a simple dynamic channel allocation algorithm for one-dimensional cellular systems is proposed. The algorithm is shown to maximize the number of assigned calls and lends itself to distributed implementation.<>