Novel network infrastructure based on small cells

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Problem description
The mobile network is evolving, but the demand for capacity can't be satisfied by today's infrastructure.


 * Establish a model for mobile coverage based on Femto Cells (or Small Cells) with a macro cell overlay
 * Challenges for Femto Cells
 * Discussion of a open network infrastructure (Ref: Elin Sundby Boysen)
 * Establish a link layer connectivity model for FemtoCells
 * "non-sofisticated" model
 * Discussion: to what extend do we need a network simulator (Matlab)?


 * Up-scaling of the single radio link towards a network perspective
 * based on a "non-sofisticated" model for propagation
 * based on assumptions for terrain and building landscape
 * simulation of traffic flow in the network
 * traffic distribution (stationary versus mobile) - keyword: > 90% LTE of traffic is indoor, > 85% of 3G traffic is indoor


 * Open network challenges
 * cross-authentication
 * ownership
 * cost model

To Do:
 * literature review to
 * identify similar work
 * understanding of Femto-/Small-Cells
 * narrow the scope of the thesis (after 4 months)


 * link level simulator taken into consideration: modulation, coding, transmit & receive properties (gain, noise figure)