An Investigation of Femtocell Network Synchronization

Currently, Femtocell technology emerged for cellular wireless networks, which has rapidly engrossed cellular industry. The principle of femtocell to the mobile operators is to reduce cost and improve signal quality in indoor coverage which is also considered a possible path to the fixed–mobile c...

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Main Authors:	Hasan, Mohammad Kamrul, Saeed, Rashid Abdelhaleem, Hassan Abdalla Hashim, Aisha, Islam, Shayla, Mahmoud, Omer, Khalifa, Othman Omran, Hameed, Shihab A., Ismail, Ahmad Fadzil
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	2011
Subjects:	TK7885 Computer engineering
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/10452/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/10452/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/10452/1/An_Investigation_of_Femtocell_Network_Synchronization.pdf

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spelling	iium-104522017-06-15T08:43:18Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/10452/ An Investigation of Femtocell Network Synchronization Hasan, Mohammad Kamrul Saeed, Rashid Abdelhaleem Hassan Abdalla Hashim, Aisha Islam, Shayla Mahmoud, Omer Khalifa, Othman Omran Hameed, Shihab A. Ismail, Ahmad Fadzil TK7885 Computer engineering Currently, Femtocell technology emerged for cellular wireless networks, which has rapidly engrossed cellular industry. The principle of femtocell to the mobile operators is to reduce cost and improve signal quality in indoor coverage which is also considered a possible path to the fixed–mobile convergence (FMC) goal. Femtocell extends network coverage and delivers high-quality mobile services inside residential and business buildings through broadband network i.e. ADSL. Femtocell access point (FAP) or home base station (HBS) intends to serve small number of users i.e. 4 users and covers about 30 meter square similar to existing WiFi access points. However, femtocell introduces new challenges to the telecom industries in terms of handoff between femto and macrocells, interference management, localization and synchronization. Among all of these challenges, synchronization is considered corner stone for proper working for femtocell. The problematic issue in femtocell synchronization is that all the data and control traffics travel through IP broadband network. The IP broadband network is usually owned and managed by third party and not by the mobile operator, which is complicated the synchronization. Unsynchronized FAPs may cause harm interferences and wrong handover dictions. In this study we investigate and overview the current femtocell synchronization techniques and compare between them. Possible improvements and recommendation for each method is identified. Proposed schemes and indicated future research areas are also discussed. 2011-11-15 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/10452/1/An_Investigation_of_Femtocell_Network_Synchronization.pdf Hasan, Mohammad Kamrul and Saeed, Rashid Abdelhaleem and Hassan Abdalla Hashim, Aisha and Islam, Shayla and Mahmoud, Omer and Khalifa, Othman Omran and Hameed, Shihab A. and Ismail, Ahmad Fadzil (2011) An Investigation of Femtocell Network Synchronization. In: 2011 IEEE Conference on Open Systems , 25-28 September, 2011, Langkawi, Kedah. http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?arnumber=6079232&tag=1
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spellingShingle	TK7885 Computer engineering Hasan, Mohammad Kamrul Saeed, Rashid Abdelhaleem Hassan Abdalla Hashim, Aisha Islam, Shayla Mahmoud, Omer Khalifa, Othman Omran Hameed, Shihab A. Ismail, Ahmad Fadzil An Investigation of Femtocell Network Synchronization
description	Currently, Femtocell technology emerged for cellular wireless networks, which has rapidly engrossed cellular industry. The principle of femtocell to the mobile operators is to reduce cost and improve signal quality in indoor coverage which is also considered a possible path to the fixed–mobile convergence (FMC) goal. Femtocell extends network coverage and delivers high-quality mobile services inside residential and business buildings through broadband network i.e. ADSL. Femtocell access point (FAP) or home base station (HBS) intends to serve small number of users i.e. 4 users and covers about 30 meter square similar to existing WiFi access points. However, femtocell introduces new challenges to the telecom industries in terms of handoff between femto and macrocells, interference management, localization and synchronization. Among all of these challenges, synchronization is considered corner stone for proper working for femtocell. The problematic issue in femtocell synchronization is that all the data and control traffics travel through IP broadband network. The IP broadband network is usually owned and managed by third party and not by the mobile operator, which is complicated the synchronization. Unsynchronized FAPs may cause harm interferences and wrong handover dictions. In this study we investigate and overview the current femtocell synchronization techniques and compare between them. Possible improvements and recommendation for each method is identified. Proposed schemes and indicated future research areas are also discussed.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Hasan, Mohammad Kamrul Saeed, Rashid Abdelhaleem Hassan Abdalla Hashim, Aisha Islam, Shayla Mahmoud, Omer Khalifa, Othman Omran Hameed, Shihab A. Ismail, Ahmad Fadzil
author_facet	Hasan, Mohammad Kamrul Saeed, Rashid Abdelhaleem Hassan Abdalla Hashim, Aisha Islam, Shayla Mahmoud, Omer Khalifa, Othman Omran Hameed, Shihab A. Ismail, Ahmad Fadzil
author_sort	Hasan, Mohammad Kamrul
title	An Investigation of Femtocell Network Synchronization
title_short	An Investigation of Femtocell Network Synchronization
title_full	An Investigation of Femtocell Network Synchronization
title_fullStr	An Investigation of Femtocell Network Synchronization
title_full_unstemmed	An Investigation of Femtocell Network Synchronization
title_sort	investigation of femtocell network synchronization
publishDate	2011
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/10452/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/10452/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/10452/1/An_Investigation_of_Femtocell_Network_Synchronization.pdf
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