wth limit, and we need to increase capacity by adding new cells. This is the topic of Chap. 42, "Adding Cells to a CDMA System." We discuss cell splitting, keeping the grid, and downtilting antennas of nearby base stations to reduce intercell interference. We also cover microcells, picocells, handoff management, and reliability. In Chap. 43, "Mobile Switching Center (MSC) Growth," we tackle the challenges of upgrading the MSC switch and auxiliary equipment, adding new MSC switches (either at an existing MSC site or at a new site), reassigning base stations, and setting up new MSC borders. We follow this with Chap. 44, "Adding Transport," where we discuss adding backhaul and adding transport between MSCs and other network components and networks. We move out of the territory of engineering into other parts of the cellular business in the last chapter of this part. In Chap. 45, "Regional Growth in a Specific Area," we discuss ways of increasing net revenue by adding subscribers who will use services that are less costly to add to our network than our most expensive peak services. We bring ideas from cellular engineering, economics, and marketing Downloaded from Digital Engineering Library @ McGraw-Hill (www.digitalengineeringlibrary.com) Copyright © 2004 The McGraw-Hill Companies. All rights reserved. Any use is subject to the Terms of Use as given at the website. Increasing Capacity Increasing Capacity together in an effort to address how a company can synergize its marketing effort with its cellular network growth to improve profitability. In essence, Part 7 gives a wireless system planner or engineer just about everything needed to grow a high-quality, cost-efficient cellular network. Downloaded from Digital Engineering Library @ McGraw-Hill (www.digitalengineeringlibrary.com) Copyright© 2004 The McGraw-Hill Companies. All rights reserved. Any use is subject to the Terms of Use as given at the website. Source: CDMA CAPACITY AND QUALITY OPTIMIZATION Chapter Measuring System Performance for Growth How well is our 