Velez, Fernando J.Anastácio, NunoMerca, FranciscoCabral, Orlando Manuel Brito2024-12-162024-12-162007-04Fernando J. Velez, Nuno Anastácio, Francisco Merca and Orlando Cabral, “Cost/Revenue Optimisation of Multi-service Cellular Planning for City Centre E-UMTS”, in Proc. of IEEE VTC2007-Spring - IEEE Semi Annual Vehicular Technology Conference, Dublin, Ireland, Apr. 2007.http://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/14951An overview of All-IP Enhanced Universal Mobile Telecommunication System, E-UMTS, service needs in the business city centre, BCC, scenario is first presented. Then, E-UMTS traffic generation and activity models are described and characterised. System level simulations are carried out and the enhanced performance is demonstrated based in a single quality parameter, which simultaneously accounts for call blocking and handover failure probabilities. End-to-end delays do not present a limitation. By considering a grade of service of 1% for the quality parameter, and different hypothesis for costs and prices, an optimum coverage distance is obtained around ~200-425 m, which maximises the supported throughput per km2. However, results for the profit in percentage indicates that coverage distances in the range 395-425 m should be used in BCC.engCost/revenue optimisationBusiness city centreCellular planningEnhanced UMTSSystem capacityconference object10.1109/VETECS.2007.654