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Optimal Geographical Caching in Heterogeneous Cellular Networks
We investigate optimal geographical caching in heterogeneous cellular
networks, where different types of base stations (BSs) have different cache
capacities. The content library contains files with different popularities. The
performance metric is the total hit probability.
The problem of optimally placing content in all BSs jointly is not convex in
general. However, we show that when BSs are deployed according to homogeneous
Poisson point processes (PPP), independently for each type, we can formulate
the problem as a convex problem. We give the optimal solution to the joint
problem for PPP deployment. For the general case, we provide a distributed
local optimization algorithm (LOA) that finds the optimal placement policies
for different types of BSs. We find the optimal placement policy of the small
BSs (SBSs) depending on the placement policy of the macro BSs (MBSs). We show
that storing the most popular content in the MBSs is almost optimal if the SBSs
are using an optimal placement policy. Also, for the SBSs no such heuristic can
be used; the optimal placement is significantly better than storing the most
popular content. Finally, we numerically verify that LOA gives the same hit
probability as the joint optimal solution for the PPP model.Comment: 30 pages, 7 figures, extended version of arXiv:1601.07322, submitted
to IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communication
Dynamic spectrum sharing game by lease
We propose and analyze a dynamic implementation of the property-rights model
of cognitive radio. A primary link has the possibility to lease the owned
spectrum to a MAC network of secondary nodes, in exchange for cooperation in
the form of distributed space-time coding (DSTC). The cooperation and
competition between the primary and secondary network are cast in the framework
of sequential game. On one hand, the primary link attempts to maximize its
quality of service in terms of signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR);
on the other hand, nodes in the secondary network compete for transmission
within the leased time-slot following a power control mechanism. We consider
both a baseline model with complete information and a more practical version
with incomplete information, using the backward induction approach for the
former and providing approximate algorithm for the latter. Analysis and
numerical results show that our models and algorithms provide a promising
framework for fair and effective spectrum sharing, both between primary and
secondary networks and among secondary nodes.Comment: 15 pages, 4 figures, 1 table. Revisio
Applications of Soft Computing in Mobile and Wireless Communications
Soft computing is a synergistic combination of artificial intelligence methodologies to model and solve real world problems that are either impossible or too difficult to model mathematically. Furthermore, the use of conventional modeling techniques demands rigor, precision and certainty, which carry computational cost. On the other hand, soft computing utilizes computation, reasoning and inference to reduce computational cost by exploiting tolerance for imprecision, uncertainty, partial truth and approximation. In addition to computational cost savings, soft computing is an excellent platform for autonomic computing, owing to its roots in artificial intelligence. Wireless communication networks are associated with much uncertainty and imprecision due to a number of stochastic processes such as escalating number of access points, constantly changing propagation channels, sudden variations in network load and random mobility of users. This reality has fuelled numerous applications of soft computing techniques in mobile and wireless communications. This paper reviews various applications of the core soft computing methodologies in mobile and wireless communications
Small Cell Deployments: Recent Advances and Research Challenges
This paper summarizes the outcomes of the 5th International Workshop on
Femtocells held at King's College London, UK, on the 13th and 14th of February,
2012.The workshop hosted cutting-edge presentations about the latest advances
and research challenges in small cell roll-outs and heterogeneous cellular
networks. This paper provides some cutting edge information on the developments
of Self-Organizing Networks (SON) for small cell deployments, as well as
related standardization supports on issues such as carrier aggregation (CA),
Multiple-Input-Multiple-Output (MIMO) techniques, and enhanced Inter-Cell
Interference Coordination (eICIC), etc. Furthermore, some recent efforts on
issues such as energy-saving as well as Machine Learning (ML) techniques on
resource allocation and multi-cell cooperation are described. Finally, current
developments on simulation tools and small cell deployment scenarios are
presented. These topics collectively represent the current trends in small cell
deployments.Comment: 19 pages, 22 figure
Cognitive Internet of Things: A New Paradigm beyond Connection
Current research on Internet of Things (IoT) mainly focuses on how to enable
general objects to see, hear, and smell the physical world for themselves, and
make them connected to share the observations. In this paper, we argue that
only connected is not enough, beyond that, general objects should have the
capability to learn, think, and understand both physical and social worlds by
themselves. This practical need impels us to develop a new paradigm, named
Cognitive Internet of Things (CIoT), to empower the current IoT with a `brain'
for high-level intelligence. Specifically, we first present a comprehensive
definition for CIoT, primarily inspired by the effectiveness of human
cognition. Then, we propose an operational framework of CIoT, which mainly
characterizes the interactions among five fundamental cognitive tasks:
perception-action cycle, massive data analytics, semantic derivation and
knowledge discovery, intelligent decision-making, and on-demand service
provisioning. Furthermore, we provide a systematic tutorial on key enabling
techniques involved in the cognitive tasks. In addition, we also discuss the
design of proper performance metrics on evaluating the enabling techniques.
Last but not least, we present the research challenges and open issues ahead.
Building on the present work and potentially fruitful future studies, CIoT has
the capability to bridge the physical world (with objects, resources, etc.) and
the social world (with human demand, social behavior, etc.), and enhance smart
resource allocation, automatic network operation, and intelligent service
provisioning
Relay Assisted Device-to-Device Communication: Approaches and Issues
Enabling technologies for 5G and future wireless communication have attracted
the interest of industry and research communities. One of such technologies is
Device-to-Device (D2D) communication which exploits user proximity to offer
spectral efficiency, energy efficiency and increased throughput. Data
offloading, public safety communication, context aware communication and
content sharing are some of the use cases for D2D communication. D2D
communication can be direct or through a relay depending on the nature of the
channel in between the D2D devices. Apart from the problem of interference, a
key challenge of relay aided D2D communication is appropriately assigning
relays to a D2D pair while maintaining the QoS requirement of the cellular
users. In this article, relay assisted D2D communication is reviewed and
research issues are highlighted. We also propose matching theory with
incomplete information for relay allocation considering uncertainties which the
mobility of the relay introduces to the set up
Area Spectral Efficiency Analysis and Energy Consumption Minimization in Multi-Antenna Poisson Distributed Networks
This paper aims at answering two fundamental questions: how area spectral
efficiency (ASE) behaves with different system parameters; how to design an
energy-efficient network. Based on stochastic geometry, we obtain the
expression and a tight lower-bound for ASE of Poisson distributed networks
considering multi-user MIMO (MU-MIMO) transmission. With the help of the
lower-bound, some interesting results are observed. These results are validated
via numerical results for the original expression. We find that ASE can be
viewed as a concave function with respect to the number of antennas and active
users. For the purpose of maximizing ASE, we demonstrate that the optimal
number of active users is a fixed portion of the number of antennas. With
optimal number of active users, we observe that ASE increases linearly with the
number of antennas. Another work of this paper is joint optimization of the
base station (BS) density, the number of antennas and active users to minimize
the network energy consumption. It is discovered that the optimal combination
of the number of antennas and active users is the solution that maximizes the
energy-efficiency. Besides the optimal algorithm, we propose a suboptimal
algorithm to reduce the computational complexity, which can achieve near
optimal performance.Comment: Submitted to IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, Major
Revisio
Heterogeneous Services Provisioning in Small Cell Networks with Cache and Mobile Edge Computing
In the area of full duplex (FD)-enabled small cell networks, limited works
have been done on consideration of cache and mobile edge communication (MEC).
In this paper, a virtual FD-enabled small cell network with cache and MEC is
investigated for two heterogeneous services, high-data-rate service and
computation-sensitive service. In our proposed scheme, content caching and FD
communication are closely combined to offer high-data-rate services without the
cost of backhaul resource. Computing offloading is conducted to guarantee the
delay requirement of users. Then we formulate a virtual resource allocation
problem, in which user association, power control, caching and computing
offloading policies and resource allocation are jointly considered. Since the
original problem is a mixed combinatorial problem, necessary variables
relaxation and reformulation are conducted to transfer the original problem to
a convex problem. Furthermore, alternating direction method of multipliers
(ADMM) algorithm is adopted to obtain the optimal solution. Finally, extensive
simulations are conducted with different system configurations to verify the
effectiveness of the proposed scheme
Fundamentals of Simultaneous Wireless Information and Power Transmission in Heterogeneous Networks: A Cell Load Perspective
In a heterogeneous cellular network (HetNet) consisting of multiple different
types (tiers) of base stations (BSs), the void cell event in which a BS does
not have any users has been shown to exist due to user-centric BS association
and its probability is dominated by the cell load of each tier. Such a void
cell phenomenon has not been well characterized in the modeling and analytical
framework of simultaneous wireless information and power transmission (SWIPT)
in a HetNet. This paper aims to accurately exploit the fundamental performance
limits of the SWIPT between a BS and its user by modeling the cell-load impact
on the downlink and uplink transmissions of each BS. We first characterize the
power-splitting receiver architecture at a user and analyze the statistical
properties and limits of its harvested power and energy, which reveals how much
of the average energy can be harvested by users and how likely the self-powered
sustainability of users can be achieved. We then derive the downlink and uplink
rates that characterize the cell-load and user association effects and use them
to define the energy efficiency of a user. The optimality of the energy
efficiency is investigated, which maximizes the SWIPT performance of the
receiver architecture for different user association and network deployment
scenarios.Comment: 16 pages, 6 figures, 1 table, journal articl
Intelligent Wireless Communications Enabled by Cognitive Radio and Machine Learning
The ability to intelligently utilize resources to meet the need of growing
diversity in services and user behavior marks the future of wireless
communication systems. Intelligent wireless communications aims at enabling the
system to perceive and assess the available resources, to autonomously learn to
adapt to the perceived wireless environment, and to reconfigure its operating
mode to maximize the utility of the available resources. The perception
capability and reconfigurability are the essential features of cognitive radio
while modern machine learning techniques project great potential in system
adaptation. In this paper, we discuss the development of the cognitive radio
technology and machine learning techniques and emphasize their roles in
improving spectrum and energy utility of wireless communication systems. We
describe the state-of-the-art of relevant techniques, covering spectrum sensing
and access approaches and powerful machine learning algorithms that enable
spectrum- and energy-efficient communications in dynamic wireless environments.
We also present practical applications of these techniques and identify further
research challenges in cognitive radio and machine learning as applied to the
existing and future wireless communication systems
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