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A new algorithm called Virtual Channel Borrowing (VCB) used to improve the resource sharing performance of a Fixed Channel Assignment (FCA) scheme is proposed and analyzed. The underlying idea is to exploit regions of cell overlap to achieve a balanced distribution of traffic load in non uniform traffic conditions while reducing call blocks and handoff failures. Simulation results show a performance improvement at the expense of additional signaling. Another advantage of VCB is that it can be integrated easily with small additional cost.
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Al Agha, K., Pujolle, G. & Zeghlache, D. VCB: An Efficient Resource Sharing Scheme for Cellular Mobile Systems. Telecommunication Systems 19, 101–110 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1012294330752
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