Base station location optimisation in LTE using Genetic Algorithm

Long Term Evolution (LTE) is a promising technology for mobile communication. This technology is based on reducing the base stations cell size, which will lead to an increment in the number of base stations. As a result, energy consumption will increase. Therefore, there is a need to optimize the LTE base stations transmission power and location to comply with the green technology. In this paper, a Genetic Algorithm (GA) optimization technique is proposed to estimate the best locations for LTE base stations, the optimum number of base stations to be used and the minimum transmission power needed for a given scenario. The proposed system is applied in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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