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To satisfy diverse use cases and business models in fifth generation (5G) wireless communication, network slicing in fog radio access networks (F-RANs) is proposed, which provides a cost efficient networking in a convenient way. However, the resource management for network slices is challenging, especially when the edge caching is utilized to alleviate the fronthaul burden and reduce the delay. In...
As an advanced paradigm, the cloud radio access network (C-RAN) promises high spectral efficiency (SE) and energy efficiency (EE). However, the capacity-constrained fron-thaul has become a key performance bottleneck for C-RANs. Generally, the traditional SE and EE are utilized to evaluate radio transmit performances without considering fronthaul cost, which is always the major concern for operators...
Virtualization is seen as a killer application of software defined networking (SDN). Virtual radio access network (RAN) is an emerging concept for 5G and beyond 5G networks and it is gaining increased attention from both academia and industry alike. Moreover, due to the current telecommunication trend of increasing network traffic and decreasing revenue, telecom operators all over the world are looking...
We consider central traffic engineering in a software-defined radio access network (SD-RAN) consisting of routers, wireless access nodes, and wired/wireless links. We present a multi-path traffic engineering formulation for downlink transmission considering both backhaul and wireless access constraints. We show large throughput and quality of experience (QoE) gains over traditional single-path transmission...
This paper studies the problem of resource allocation for uplink multi-homing users in heterogeneous network where users can simultaneously transmit data to multiple radio access networks (RANs). The considered design problem is to optimally assign bandwidth and power to each user-RAN connection so as to maximize the overall energy efficiency of the network subject to QoS requirements and resource...
This paper considers heterogeneous cellular networks, where cluster of small cells are deployed to create local hot spots inside the macro cell. In the past, most of the research in this topic has focused on mitigating inter cell interference; however, wireless backhaul has recently emerged as an urgent challenge to enable ubiquitous broadband wireless services at small cells. Hence, we propose a...
In this paper, we study the strategic coexistence of macro and pico cells and investigate a utility based resource allocation technique for heterogeneous networks. Aiming at finding an objective driven allocation of resources, we focus on time domain inter-cell interference coordination (ICIC) techniques. Macro and pico cells optimally select their almost blank subframe (ABS) muting rate and cell...
The Radio Access Network (RAN) infrastructure represents the most critical part for capacity planning, which usually accounts for peak traffic conditions. A promising approach to increase the RAN capacity and simultaneously reduce its energy consumption is represented by the opportunistic utilization of third party WiFi access devices. In order to foster the utilization of unexploited Internet connections,...
This paper analyzes performance of cellular systems with shared resources, where the network with overlapping cells is modeled as a circuit switched network with direct routing. The influence of the degree of sharing, represented by cell overlap percentage, on the call blocking probability is investigated for three scenarios, including cells with proportional offered traffic and resources, cells dimensioned...
In this paper, we focus on next-generation cellular networks and discuss physical resources sharing among the operators. This implies cooperative usage of the available radio frequencies and also infrastructure sharing. In particular, we analyze the spectrum sharing gain achievable at different time scales and the main factors impacting on it. Then, we move towards a wider idea of resource sharing...
This paper presents a cooperative joint radio resource management (JRRM) mechanism for efficient integration of different radio access technologies (RATs). Increasing number of wireless service providers (operators) are competing to expand their coverage and attract more users, and the number of wireless service users are rapidly growing. This highlights the need to design an efficient scalable radio...
In heterogeneous wireless network environment, various radio access networks (RANs) are available for mobile terminals which have multiple wireless network interfaces to connect to each different RAN. However, it is very difficult to improve the throughput by aggregating different RANs, which have different quality of service (QoS) in the throughput, the delay, the packet loss, and so on. In this...
The heterogeneity of today's wireless access possibilities imposes challenges for efficient access and resource management across different radio access technologies (RATs). With upcoming 4G technologies and emerging mobile cloud computing, concepts such as fixed mobile convergence are driving the evolution toward comprehensive network management approaches. The proposed context-enhanced heterogeneous...
In this work we consider the allocation of buffer space to data streams sharing a common high-speed wireless transmitter. As an example, we focus on an OFDMA-based downlink system scenario. Scheduling for maximum throughput has been extensively studied in the literature. However, the practically interesting case of a finite buffer has not been sufficiently addressed before. Especially in the case...
Next-generation Network wireless Communication System has a variety of access modes. In order to solute how to select a proper access network under this feature and to realize the load balancing, A ubiquitous networks configuration based on multi-agent is proposed in this paper, use multi-agent Q-learning to realize the load balancing in Ubiquitous Networks with heterogeneous Radio Access Technologies...
Various standardization activities leading to 4G and beyond networks have considered the synergy of OFDMA and multihop relaying thus giving way for the fixed relay station (FRS)-based radio access network. As such, the next-generation networks will comprise a plethora of performance enhancing devices among which is the plug-and-play nomadic relay station (NRS). It is essential for such dense and inevitably...
We propose a new channel rate and queue state adaptive time resource allocation heuristic for the base stations in a multiuser wireless access scenario. Motivation of the scheme is derived through the effective capacity concept. Our proposed strategy accounts for fairness and quality-of-service (QoS) of the system on per frame basis. Our results show that the proposed scheme benefits the users with...
In order to support the conceptual development of Radio Access Technology (RAT) selection algorithms, the theory of Markov model has been used. Performance metrics can be derived from the steady state probabilities of a Markov model. This paper extends a User Level Markov model for a three colocated RATs system from existing two co-located RATs Markov models. The service based RAT selection algorithm...
Adaptive radio resource management policy aware of the demand for wireless services is termed dynamic spectrum access (DSA). In order to evaluate the effectiveness of DSA, dynamics of the demand should be considered. In the present paper, dynamics of the spectrum market, which is a way to realize DSA, are evaluated from the economic perspective. Modeling the spectrum market system by using game theory,...
Mobility in a wireless heterogeneous scenario in which the mobile devices are able to connect to more than one access technology requires a new architectural development for the network connectivity management. The present paper describes and evaluates a set of architectural options for integrating the novel network discovery and selection functionality in the 3GPP evolved packet core which enables...
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