| This thesis presents a minimum hop routing algorithm for the multiple hop cellular CDMA network. A mechanism to update routing paths in case of network topology change is also developed. Mobile terminals will be separated into two groups and each group will only transmit on one of two timeslots so that terminals do not have to transmit and receive simultaneously on the same frequency band. A power control mechanism is designed to minimize interference between transmissions. The routing algorithm designed in this research is investigated and optimized based on QoS criteria including efficiency, delay, pourer consumption, and fairness. Simulation is used to evaluate these criteria for the multiple hop cellular network and its performance is compared with the traditional cellular network. Simulations show that the total power consumption in the multiple hop cellular network is much lower than a traditional cellular network with a capacity that is nearly as high. |
