Cellular System

Cellular concept
Propagation models
Introduction to Mobile Systems
Cellular System Concept
The factor N is called the cluster size and is given
N=i2+ij+j2

A F

C D E

E B
A A
G C
B
A
C C
F D
A
E
To find the nearest co-channel neighbor of a
particular cell, one must do the following:

• move i cells along any chain of hexagons and

then
• turn 60 degrees counter-clockwise and move j
cells.
 A

i
A

i=1, j=2 , N=1+2+4=7 A

A
 Interference
D
Q   3N
R
R - the radius of the cell
D - the distance between centers of the nearest co-channel cells
Q - the co-channel reuse ratio
 Table 1. Co-channel reuse ratio,
S/I for some values of N

N Q S/I W/N
i=1, j=1 3 3 11.3 W/3
i=2, j=0 4 3.46 13.78 W/4
i=2, j=1 7 4.58 18.65 W/7
i=3, j=0 9 5.2 20.86 W/9

S S Pr ~ Pt  d 
n
 i0
I
I
i 1
i S

Rn

( D / R) n ( 3N ) n Q 4
 
i0 6
I 6 6 6
 i
( D
i 1
) n
Decreasing the co channel
interference - sectorisation
A1
A3
A2 A1
A3
A2

A1
A3
A2 A1
A3
A2 A1
A3
A2

A1
A3
A2 A1
A3
A2
 Decreasing the co channel
interference - sectorisation

Table 2. Co-channel reuse ratio, S/I for values of N=7 using sectorial
structure

4
S Q S Q 4
(120 ) 
o
(60 ) 
o

I 2 I 1