Evaluating ICIC Performance in LTE-A Systems

A Comprehensive Survey on Various ICIC Schemes and Proposed 3G RF Interference Mitigation Techniques for OFDM Downlink on Cellular Networks

Inter Cell Interference (ICI) still poses a real challenge that limits the Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing Access (OFDMA) system performance, especially for users located at the cell edge. A common Inter Cell Interference Coordination (ICIC) technique is interference avoidance in which the allocation of the various system resources (e.g., time, frequency, and power) to users is contr...

Aperiodic ICIC-Oriented CSI Reporting for LTE Networks

Interference mitigation has been identified as an important challenge for cellular technologies based on Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) such as the Long Term Evolution (LTE) system of the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP). In this context, Intercell Interference Coordination (ICIC) techniques have received much attention by the research community, as they are a ...

Enhancing LTE Cell-Edge Performance via PDCCH ICIC

Inter-Cell Interference Coordination (ICIC) Technology

Long Term Evolution (LTE) is a promising standard for next-generation cellular systems targeted to have a peak downlink bit rate of 150 Mb/s. However, as adjacent cells use the same frequency, interference between adjacent cells may degrade the bit rate at cell edges, preventing sufficient throughput from being obtained. Inter-cell interference coordination (ICIC) is a promising technology for ...

Inter-cell Interference Coordination in Indoor LTE Systems

Inter-cell interference coordination in 3GPP Long Term Evolution system received much attention in recent years. However, most of the studies are based on ideal system with regular hexagon-shaped cell. The indoor environment has special characteristics that the building shape and BS locations are irregular; the traffic load has great variation compared to urban and rural area. So, conventional ...