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A consistent issue of concern in the design of future mobile cellular systems is the energy consumption of the radio access network. This paper quantifies the amount of energy savings that can be obtained due to deployment of small cells in an area given a user density for that area. It also compares the cost increase that arises due to the deployment of small cells with the gains that are realized. A high-data rate Long Term Evolution (LTE) network in a developing country context is considered in this paper.
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Okello, D., Niyonshuti, M., Lukoye, M.N., Mugume, E. (2015). Green Communications: Large vs Small Cell Deployment. In: Nungu, A., Pehrson, B., Sansa-Otim, J. (eds) e-Infrastructure and e-Services for Developing Countries. AFRICOMM 2014. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, vol 147. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16886-9_10
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