ADVANCED PLANNING CRITERIA FOR CELLULAR-SYSTEMS

This article aims to provide a review of the most up-to-date frequency planning techniques suitable for current digital cellular systems. Fr equency planning is becoming a key issue in the current scenario, with exceedingly high growth rates in many countries which compel operator s to re-configure networks virtually on a monthly basis. Therefore, th e search for smart techniques, which may considerably alleviate planni ng efforts (and associated costs) becomes extremely important for oper ators in a competitive market. Although reference will be made particu larly to a market leader (GSM and its offspring), the considerations r eported here are quite general, and can be applied to any TDMA/FDMA sy stem.