IPLAN

Indoor radio network PLANning and optimisation

Coordinatore	INSTITUT NATIONAL DES SCIENCES APPLIQUEES DE LYON    more  Organization address address: AVENUE ALBERT EINSTEIN 20 city: VILLEURBANNE postcode: 69100 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Françoise Cognome: Martin Email: send email Telefono: +33 4 72437983 Fax: +33 4 72438719
Nazionalità Coordinatore	France [FR]
Totale costo	2˙175˙089 €
EC contributo	2˙175˙089 €
Programma	FP7-PEOPLE Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)
Code Call	FP7-PEOPLE-IAPP-2008
Funding Scheme	MC-IAPP
Anno di inizio	2009
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2009-06-01   -   2013-05-31

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	INSTITUT NATIONAL DES SCIENCES APPLIQUEES DE LYON  Organization address address: AVENUE ALBERT EINSTEIN 20 city: VILLEURBANNE postcode: 69100 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Françoise Cognome: Martin Email: send email Telefono: +33 4 72437983 Fax: +33 4 72438719	FR (VILLEURBANNE)	coordinator	462˙100.00
2	Ranplan Wireless Network Design Ltd  Organization address address: KIMPTON ROAD city: LUTON postcode: LU2 0SX contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Joyce Cognome: Wu Email: send email Telefono: +44 1582 471700 Fax: +44 1582 471770	UK (LUTON)	participant	1˙105˙834.00
3	UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE  Organization address address: PARK SQUARE city: LUTON postcode: LU1 3JU contact info Titolo: Prof. Nome: Angus Cognome: Duncan Email: send email Telefono: 441583000000 Fax: 441583000000	UK (LUTON)	participant	447˙965.00
4	THE UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD  Organization address address: FIRTH COURT WESTERN BANK city: SHEFFIELD postcode: S10 2TN contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Joanne Cognome: Watson Email: send email Telefono: 441142000000 Fax: 441142000000	UK (SHEFFIELD)	participant	159˙190.00

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'It is estimated that 2/3 of the calls (voice services) and 90% of data services (e.g., Internet access) using wireless technologies take place indoors. How to plan and design good indoor radio networks has become a paramount issue. However, the vast majority of the work on Radio Access Network (RAN) Planning and Optimisation (P&O) has been done for outdoor rather than indoor. As a result, there lack good indoor RAN P&O tools.

In this project, indoor radio network P&O methods and tools will be developed. The tools will provide some 20-30% performance improvements, reduce power usage and radio wave pollutions (thus reduce the health concerns) of indoor radio systems, and improve information security (due to the reduction of signal leakage).

The objectives of the project are as follows: 1. Research and develop fast and accurate radio propagation models that can be used for indoor radio network planning and optimisation. 2. Investigate various issues arising from the use of femtocells, for example, the study of interference between femtocells, between femto and outdoor macrocells. 3. Investigate how to effectively reduce power usage and radio wave pollutions in indoor environment. 4. Develop an automatic indoor radio network planning and optimisation tool suite that will fill the gap in the indoor RAN P&O market.

Achievement of these objectives will lead to fast and accurate indoor radio propagation models and advanced indoor radio network P&O tools that can be used to plan and optimise WiFi, UMTS/HSPA/LTE, WiMAX for indoor coverage.'

Introduzione (Teaser)

EU-funded scientists have addressed the need for a new generation of radio planning and optimisation (P & O) tools to meet the growing demand for in-building coverage.