Research Article

A Novel User Classification Method for Femtocell Network by Using Affinity Propagation Algorithm and Artificial Neural Network

Table 1

System parameters.

System parametersValue/range

Frequency2.53 GHz
Number of training indoor users10
Number of training outdoor users15
Number of randomly placed users (after training)20
Femtocell antenna height1 m
User equipment height1 m
Frequency2.6 GHz
UE transmit power (fixed)13 dBm
Indoor wall loss5 dB
Outdoor wall loss10 dB
Shadow fading std.6 dB
White noise power density−174 dBm/Hz
Number of neurons in hidden layer10