01735nas a2200169   4500008004100000245009400041210006900135260001700204300001200221520105700233100002101290700002201311700002401333700002701357700002801384856015301412       2016                        eng d00aUtilization of Hybrid Access Femtocells During Multicast Transmissions in Mobile Networks0 aUtilization of Hybrid Access Femtocells During Multicast Transmi  cJune 27 - 30  a190-1943 a<p class="rtejustify">Femtocells enhance indoor coverage of mobile services using the owner’s broadband connection. They were initially designed to serve a number of subscribed User Equipments within their range. This design however, resulted in underutilization of the femtocells resources, and simultaneously in high interference levels for nearby non-subscribed users. Nowadays, femtocells can support multicast transmissions, while their hybrid operation allows non-subscribed users to use a portion of their resources. In this paper we propose a novel mechanism that is based on the selection of the appropriate Modulation and Coding Scheme. The mechanism allows non-subscribed users to utilize a portion of the femtocells’ resources for multicast transmissions when located inside their coverage, without affecting the owners’ satisfaction. The simulation results show that depending on the portion of the femtocells’ resources allocated to non-subscribed users, the mechanism may significantly increase the average user throughput.</p>
1 aBouras, Christos1 aKanakis, Nikolaos1 aKokkinos, Vasileios1 aPapachristos, Nikolaos1 aVouyioukas, Demosthenes  uhttp://telematics.upatras.gr/telematics/publications/utilization-hybrid-access-femtocells-during-multicast-transmissions-mobile-networks?language=el