Proposal and analysis of integrated PTN architecture in the mobile backhaul to improve the QoS of HetNets

Los rápidos avances de las tecnologías de dispositivos móviles han implicado que la red de acceso debe evolucionar y desarrollar nuevas estrategias para satisfacer las necesidades de los usuarios. La red heterogénea (HetNet) permite una estrategia de implementación flexible y ofrece soluciones económicamente viables para mejorar la escalabilidad de red y cobertura en interiores. Este tema emergente ha captado la atención de la comunidad científica y la industria debido a la importancia de estas redes para satisfacer la demanda de servicios de datos. Para proporcionar esta demanda, deben satisfacerse diferentes parámetros de calidad de servicio (QoS). En este trabajo, presentamos un estudio sobre los últimos avances y los temas de investigación sobre movilidad en conjunción con protocolos de conmutación de etiquetas multiprotocolo (MPLS) de paquetes basado en redes de transporte (PTN) para proporcionar QoS en redes heterogéneas inalámbricas. Se presentan diversos protocolos de gestión móvil y su interacción con la red de retorno móvil yred básica por paquetes. Una nueva arquitectura denominada Proxy integrado Mobile MPLS-TP (MIP-TP) se expone también a reducir los costos y mejorar la señalización de la QoS en HetNets con altas tasas de movilidad.The rapid progress made in mobile device technologies has implied that the access network must evolute and develop new strategies to satisfy the requirements of the users. Heterogeneous network (HetNet) allows for a flexible deployment strategy and offers economically viable solutions to improve network scalability and indoor coverage. This emerging topic has caught the attention of the research community and the industry because of the importance of these networks to satisfy the demand of data services. To provide this demand, different parameters of quality of service (QoS) must be satisfied. In this paper, we present a study on recent advances and open research issues on Mobility Protocols in conjunction with Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS)-based packet transport networks (PTN) to provide QoS in wireless heterogeneous networks. Various mobile management protocols and their interaction with the mobile backhaul and packet core network are briefly introduced. A new architecture called Integrated Proxy Mobile MPLS-TP (IPM-TP) is also outlined to reduce the signalling cost and improve the QoS in HetNets with high rates of mobility.Unión Europea. Fondos Europeos de Desarrollo Regional (FEDER). Proyecto SOE4/P3/E804peerReviewe

Technical advances in the design and deployment of future heterogeneous networks

The trend in wireless communications systems is the enhancement of the network infrastructure with the introduction of small cells, where a specific geographical area is served by low-range, low-power access points. The result is the creation of a heterogeneous topology where macrocells coexist with a variety of small-cell types. In this editorial article we briefly summarize the recent technical advances in the design and deployment of future heterogeneous networks addressed in the papers that compose this special issue. In particular the following aspects are considered: the design of interference and radio resource management algorithms, the analysis of the energy efficiency and power control issues in heterogeneous networks, the concept of coordination in small cell networks, key backhaul aspects of HetNets, deployment issues and overall management strategies.Peer ReviewedPostprint (published version

Optimising energy efficiency and spectral efficiency in multi-tier heterogeneous networks:performance and tradeoffs

The exponential growth in the number of cellular users along with their increasing demand of higher transmission rate and lower power consumption is a dilemma for the design of future generation networks. The spectral efficiency (SE) can be improved by better utilisation of the network resources at the cost of reduction in the energy efficiency (EE) due to the enormous increase in the network power expenditure arising from the densification of the network. One of the possible solutions is to deploy Heterogeneous Networks (HetNets) consisting of several tiers of small cell BSs overlaid within the coverage area of the macrocells. The HetNets can provide better coverage and data rate to the cell edge users in comparison to the macrocells only deployment. One of the key requirements for the next generation networks is to maintain acceptable levels of both EE and SE. In order to tackle these challenges, this thesis focuses on the analysis of the EE, SE and their tradeoff for different scenarios of HetNets. First, a joint network and user adaptive selection mechanism in two-tier HetNets is proposed to improve the SE using game theory to dynamically re-configure the network while satisfying the user's quality-of-service (QoS) requirements. In this work, the proposed scheme tries to offload the traffic from the heavily loaded small cells to the macrocell. The user can only be admitted to a network which satisfies the call admission control procedures for both the uplink and downlink transmission scheme. Second, an energy efficient resource allocation scheme is designed for a two-tier HetNets. The proposed scheme uses a low-complexity user association and power allocation algorithm to improve the uplink system EE performance in comparison to the traditional cellular systems. In addition, an opportunistic joint user association and power allocation algorithm is proposed in an uplink transmission scheme of device to device (D2D) enabled HetNets. In this scheme, each user tries to maximise its own Area Spectral Efficiency (ASE) subject to the required Area Energy Efficiency (AEE) requirements. Further, a near-optimal joint user association and power allocation approach is proposed to investigate the tradeoff between the two conflicting objectives such as achievable throughput and minimising the power consumption in two-tier HetNets for the downlink transmission scheme. Finally, a multi-objective optimization problem is formulated that jointly maximizes the EE and SE in two-tier HetNets. In this context, a joint user association and power allocation algorithm is proposed to analyse the tradeoff between the achievable EE and SE in two-tier HetNets. The formulated problem is solved using convex optimisation methods to obtain the Pareto-optimal solution for the various network parameters

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)-Enabled Wireless Communications and Networking

The emerging massive density of human-held and machine-type nodes implies larger traffic deviatiolns in the future than we are facing today. In the future, the network will be characterized by a high degree of flexibility, allowing it to adapt smoothly, autonomously, and efficiently to the quickly changing traffic demands both in time and space. This flexibility cannot be achieved when the network’s infrastructure remains static. To this end, the topic of UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) have enabled wireless communications, and networking has received increased attention. As mentioned above, the network must serve a massive density of nodes that can be either human-held (user devices) or machine-type nodes (sensors). If we wish to properly serve these nodes and optimize their data, a proper wireless connection is fundamental. This can be achieved by using UAV-enabled communication and networks. This Special Issue addresses the many existing issues that still exist to allow UAV-enabled wireless communications and networking to be properly rolled out

Mecanismos para la gestión eficiente del plano de control y del plano de datos en redes móviles 5G

En los últimos años, el incremento exponencial del tráfico de datos móviles, unido al despliegue de nuevos servicios sobre las redes actuales, han propiciado que los operadores de telecomunicaciones busquen nuevos mecanismos que permitan una gestión eficiente de la red. En este contexto, uno de los procesos involucrados en la gestión de la red es el soporte a la movilidad, cuyo principal objetivo es mantener las comunicaciones activas mientras los usuarios se mueven entre redes diferentes. A tal efecto, se han estandarizado protocolos para la gestión de movilidad centralizada (CMM) y distribuida (DMM), pero debido a la densificación de celdas producida por el incipiente desarrollo de 5G, se está produciendo un incremento de tráfico de señalización usado para gestionar la movilidad, que debe ser tenido en cuenta por los operadores de red. Partiendo de esta situación, en esta tesis se proponen tres nuevos mecanismos para mejorar el rendimiento de las redes móviles desde tres perspectivas diferentes. Nuestra primera propuesta, TEDMM, permite llevar a cabo una gestión eficiente del plano de control. La segunda propuesta, SRDMM, combina SDN con DMM para mejorar el proceso de gestión de la movilidad desde el punto de vista del plano de datos. Nuestro tercer mecanismo (LNA) propone una estrategia de asociación entre estaciones base y la red de acceso para mejorar el rendimiento del plano de control y del plano de datos.In recent years, the world has witnessed an explosion of mobile communications due to the wide penetration of handheld mobile devices generating an unprecedented amount of data traffic. As the number of mobile users grows rapidly, 5G networks are evolving to match this growth and to ensure emerging services and applications according to the specific demands of mobile users. In such a challenging environment, effective mobility management mechanisms are needed and they are expected to serve mobile users with distinct mobility profiles The mobility management mechanisms provide seamless mobility support at the network level by maintaining ongoing communications while the users roam among different access networks. However, this mobility management protocols introduce signaling overhead for supporting seamless session continuity of the mobile nodes by using control messages between mobility agents. This aspect, together with the cell densification produced by 5G, will increase total signaling traffic, degrading the QoS and QoE requirements. Thus, the operators are seeking innovative solutions to the optimization of mobility management procedures within the 5G evolved architecture. In this Thesis, we propose three mechanisms in order to improve the performance of mobility management protocols. First, we propose a novel mechanism, called TE-DMM, to improve the performance of the control plane by reducing the signaling traffic. Then, taking advantage of the benefits that SDN brings, we present a novel mobility management solution to improve the performance of the data plane. Finally, we propose a novel link-network assignment strategy to enhance the overall performance of the mobility protocols