Heterogeneous networks using a mix of macrocells and small cells are foreseen as one of
the solutions to meet the ever increasing mobile traffic demand. Nevertheless, a massive …

Switching off base stations (BSs) is an effective and efficient energy-saving solution for
green cellular networks. The previous works focus mainly on when to switch off BSs without …

The Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) is presently standardizing Enhanced Local
Area (eLA) small-cell heterogeneous architectures for inclusion in Long Term Evolution …

This paper presents an extensive overview on an energy saving feature referred to as 'site
sleep mode', designed for existing and future mobile broadband networks. In addition to …

Picocells are viewed as a promising option to provide high-data-rate services and improve
coverage in wireless communication systems. As traffic load increases, picocells are …

Heterogenous network is currently under intensive discussion within 3GPP as an effective
solution to improve network coverage and capacity for long term evolution (LTE) Advanced …

In 3GPP Release-12 specification, the adoption of small cells in long term evolution (LTE)
networks is considered as a promising solution to meet the growing traffic demand for …

The research on optimization of cellular network's energy efficiency (EE) towards
environmental and economic sustainability has attracted increasing attention recently. In this …

With the exponentially increasing traffic demand in future mobile networks, energy
consumption becomes a significant challenge of information and communication industry. In …

The issues of energy efficiency and environmental protection are becoming critical issues for
both fixed and wireless network operators worldwide. For wireless network operators, the …