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In this paper, we present two novel Resource Allocation (RA) strategies based on the Signal-to-Leakage-plus-Noise-Ratio (SLNR) for the downlink (DL) of Coordinated Multi Point (CoMP) transmission in LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) system. The proposed RA strategies select the UEs that can efficiently share the same Resource Block (RB) without degrading the overall throughput by using the SLNR metric. In addition,...
Until recently, link adaptation and resource allocation for communication system relied extensively on the spectral efficiency as an optimization criterion. With the emergence of the energy efficiency (EE) as a key system design criterion, resource allocation based on EE is becoming of great interest. In this paper, we propose an optimal EE-based resource allocation method for the scalar broadcast...
Cellular networks with a dense reuse of spectrum strongly suffer from intercell interference (ICI). By coordinating the resource allocations (RA) of the individual base stations (BS) the ICI can be effectively mitigated. Since centralized ICI coordination schemes become prohibitive in large-scale networks, we propose a decentralized RA procedure that coordinates the local RA steps among the BSs. Our...
Femtocells (FCs) are low power, small-area cellular networks typically designed for use in a home or small business. The design of FC networks is challenging due to their independence of each other and of the underlying macrocell (MC) network thereby, necessitating non-cooperative resource allocation schemes. This paper develops a new distributed non-cooperative uplink (UL) power allocation scheme...
In this paper, we consider the distributed data scheduling for wireless mesh networks (WMNs) using orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA). With the collision-free control channel by OFDMA-based mesh election, we present the data scheduling comprised of the resource allocation and link adaptation based on the 3-way handshaking procedure. Using the scheduling information of neighbor nodes...
in this paper, a new uplink channel-aware scheduling algorithm is proposed to improve the cell throughput and cell-edge user throughput for 3GPP Long Term Evolution Advanced (LTE-A) in case of equal power allocation among subcarriers. The target is to maximize the priority-sum under the constraint of limited power of User Equipment (UE). For the purpose, the algorithm to determine the reallocated...
Multicell collaboration is considered for power allocation in OFDMA downlink to mitigate the intercell interference. We propose a coordination approach to maximize the sum utility of a cluster of co-channel users by properly configuring user transmit power in local cells. In particular, we employ the well-known $\alpha$-PF metric as the utility function to accounts for the fairness between users in...
Opportunistic spectrum access, which allows secondary users opportunistically access unused licensed channels to exploit instantaneous spectrum availability, is a promising approach to achieve efficient spectrum utilization and mitigate spectrum scarcity. To address the challenge of dynamic spectrum access, one of the most important issues is cooperative spectrum reallocation among secondary users...
Recently, operators have resorted to femtocell networks in order to enhance indoor coverage and quality of service since macro-antennas fail to reach these objectives. Nevertheless, they are confronted to many challenges to make a success of femtocells deployment. In this paper, we address the issue of resources allocation in femtocell networks using OFDMA technology (e.g., WiMAX, LTE). Specifically,...
The emergence of high-density wireless local area network (WLAN) deployments in recent years is a testament to the insatiable demands for wireless broadband services. The increased density of WLAN deployments brings with it the potential of increased capacity, extended coverage, and exciting new applications. However, the corresponding increase in contention and interference can significantly degrade...
In split spectrum macrocell-femtocell networks, certain portion of the available spectrum resources are dedicated to each tier in order to avoid interference problems among the tiers. In such a setting, effective partitioning of the spectrum resources carries critical importance for maximizing the total capacity and satisfying quality of service (QoS) requirements of the users within each tier. This...
This paper proposes an auction mechanism for dynamic spectrum allocation that balances between two conflicting objectives: revenue and efficiency. The spectrum resources are allocated by FCC (i.e., the auctioneer) with the objective of maximizing revenue while also increasing efficiency or social welfare. Unfortunately, revenue and efficiency are often not aligned with one another. Truthful mechanisms,...
In this paper, we focus on the subcarrier allocation in the uplink of long term evolution advanced (LTE-A) system assuming equal power allocation among subcarriers. Our goal is to maximize the priority-sum in the uplink considering the power limitation of User Equipment (UE). For the purpose, the method to determine the reallocated RBs set and the optimization procedures of reallocated RBs are proposed,...
The IMT-Advanced standardization process is executed by International Telecommunications Union Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R) to define requirements to the next 4-th generation mobile communication systems and certify technologies meeting these requirements. This work presents results of the IEEE 802.16m and 3GPP LTE Release 10 technologies evaluation obtained by the Russian Evaluation Group (REG)...
In this paper we consider the uplink of a cellular network partitioned into localized jointly decoded cells. These jointly decoded cells are implemented as fixed size clusters. Such networks have a potential for real world deployments with improved spectral efficiency and user experience. Similar to conventional cellular networks, frequency planning can be considered as an efficient method to control...
This paper outlines the application of the heuristic Harmony Search (HS) algorithm for efficient spectrum allocation in cognitive radio networks under a minimum Bit Error Rate (BER) criterion. Our proposed algorithm provides a higher degree of diversity in the search process by virtue of its particular improvisation procedure, as opposed to evolutionary computation techniques used so far for this...
The International Telecommunications Union established through the International Mobile Telecommunications-Advanced a set of requirements for high performance 4rd Generation communication systems and, with the aim of meeting such requirements, 3rd Generation Partnership Project Long Term Evolution (LTE) is considering a set of enhancements, referred to as LTE-Advanced. In LTE-Advanced context, Coordinated...
Server virtualization offers the ability to slice large, underutilized physical servers into smaller, parallel virtual machines (VMs), enabling diverse applications to run in isolated environments on a shared hardware platform. Effective management of virtualized cloud environments introduces new and unique challenges, such as efficient CPU scheduling for virtual machines, effective allocation of...
In this paper, three joint processing schemes for the downlink are characterized and compared within a cluster of base stations. The motivation of this study is to analyze the performance of these schemes over the cluster area, as a first step towards designing an adaptive joint processing scheme supporting dynamic usage scenarios. Each one of the analyzed schemes, the centralized, partial and distributed...
In this paper we present two task-allocation strategies for a multi-robot transportation system. The first strategy is based on a centralized planner that uses domain knowledge to solve the assignment problem in linear time. In contrast in the second strategy, individual robots make rule-based allocation decisions using only locally obtainable information and single value communication. Both methods...
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