We pose a novel cellular network planning problem, considering the use of renewable energy sources and a fundamentally new concept of energy balancing, and propose a novel algorithm to solve it. In terms of the network capital and operational expenditure, we conclude that savings can be made by enriching cellular infrastructure with energy harvesting sources, in comparison to traditional deployment methods.
Zheng et al. REF developed a novel cellular network planning framework with the consideration on the use of renewable energy BSs and energy balancing.
Planning of Cellular Networks Enhanced by Energy Harvesting
IEEE Communications Letters, vol.:17, no: 6, pp.: 1092-1095, 2013
Computer Science