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Spatial spectrum and energy efficiency of random cellular networks
It is a great challenge to evaluate the network performance of cellular
mobile communication systems. In this paper, we propose new spatial spectrum
and energy efficiency models for Poisson-Voronoi tessellation (PVT) random
cellular networks. To evaluate the user access the network, a Markov chain
based wireless channel access model is first proposed for PVT random cellular
networks. On that basis, the outage probability and blocking probability of PVT
random cellular networks are derived, which can be computed numerically.
Furthermore, taking into account the call arrival rate, the path loss exponent
and the base station (BS) density in random cellular networks, spatial spectrum
and energy efficiency models are proposed and analyzed for PVT random cellular
networks. Numerical simulations are conducted to evaluate the network spectrum
and energy efficiency in PVT random cellular networks.Comment: appears in IEEE Transactions on Communications, April, 201
Partially-Distributed Resource Allocation in Small-Cell Networks
We propose a four-stage hierarchical resource allocation scheme for the
downlink of a large-scale small-cell network in the context of orthogonal
frequency-division multiple access (OFDMA). Since interference limits the
capabilities of such networks, resource allocation and interference management
are crucial. However, obtaining the globally optimum resource allocation is
exponentially complex and mathematically intractable. Here, we develop a
partially decentralized algorithm to obtain an effective solution. The three
major advantages of our work are: 1) as opposed to a fixed resource allocation,
we consider load demand at each access point (AP) when allocating spectrum; 2)
to prevent overloaded APs, our scheme is dynamic in the sense that as the users
move from one AP to the other, so do the allocated resources, if necessary, and
such considerations generally result in huge computational complexity, which
brings us to the third advantage: 3) we tackle complexity by introducing a
hierarchical scheme comprising four phases: user association, load estimation,
interference management via graph coloring, and scheduling. We provide
mathematical analysis for the first three steps modeling the user and AP
locations as Poisson point processes. Finally, we provide results of numerical
simulations to illustrate the efficacy of our scheme.Comment: Accepted on May 15, 2014 for publication in the IEEE Transactions on
Wireless Communication
On the Throughput Cost of Physical Layer Security in Decentralized Wireless Networks
This paper studies the throughput of large-scale decentralized wireless
networks with physical layer security constraints. In particular, we are
interested in the question of how much throughput needs to be sacrificed for
achieving a certain level of security. We consider random networks where the
legitimate nodes and the eavesdroppers are distributed according to independent
two-dimensional Poisson point processes. The transmission capacity framework is
used to characterize the area spectral efficiency of secure transmissions with
constraints on both the quality of service (QoS) and the level of security.
This framework illustrates the dependence of the network throughput on key
system parameters, such as the densities of legitimate nodes and eavesdroppers,
as well as the QoS and security constraints. One important finding is that the
throughput cost of achieving a moderate level of security is quite low, while
throughput must be significantly sacrificed to realize a highly secure network.
We also study the use of a secrecy guard zone, which is shown to give a
significant improvement on the throughput of networks with high security
requirements.Comment: Accepted for publication in IEEE Transactions on Wireless
Communication
Fundamentals of Inter-cell Overhead Signaling in Heterogeneous Cellular Networks
Heterogeneous base stations (e.g. picocells, microcells, femtocells and
distributed antennas) will become increasingly essential for cellular network
capacity and coverage. Up until now, little basic research has been done on the
fundamentals of managing so much infrastructure -- much of it unplanned --
together with the carefully planned macro-cellular network. Inter-cell
coordination is in principle an effective way of ensuring different
infrastructure components behave in a way that increases, rather than
decreases, the key quality of service (QoS) metrics. The success of such
coordination depends heavily on how the overhead is shared, and the rate and
delay of the overhead sharing. We develop a novel framework to quantify
overhead signaling for inter-cell coordination, which is usually ignored in
traditional 1-tier networks, and assumes even more importance in multi-tier
heterogeneous cellular networks (HCNs). We derive the overhead quality contour
for general K-tier HCNs -- the achievable set of overhead packet rate, size,
delay and outage probability -- in closed-form expressions or computable
integrals under general assumptions on overhead arrivals and different overhead
signaling methods (backhaul and/or wireless). The overhead quality contour is
further simplified for two widely used models of overhead arrivals: Poisson and
deterministic arrival process. This framework can be used in the design and
evaluation of any inter-cell coordination scheme. It also provides design
insights on backhaul and wireless overhead channels to handle specific overhead
signaling requirements.Comment: 21 pages, 9 figure
Performance analysis of downlink shared channels in a UMTS network
In light of the expected growth in wireless data communications and the commonly anticipated up/downlink asymmetry, we present a performance analysis of downlink data transfer over \textsc{d}ownlink \textsc{s}hared \textsc{ch}annels (\textsc{dsch}s), arguably the most efficient \textsc{umts} transport channel for medium-to-large data transfers. It is our objective to provide qualitative insight in the different aspects that influence the data \textsc{q}uality \textsc{o}f \textsc{s}ervice (\textsc{qos}). As a most principal factor, the data traffic load affects the data \textsc{qos} in two distinct manners: {\em (i)} a heavier data traffic load implies a greater competition for \textsc{dsch} resources and thus longer transfer delays; and {\em (ii)} since each data call served on a \textsc{dsch} must maintain an \textsc{a}ssociated \textsc{d}edicated \textsc{ch}annel (\textsc{a}-\textsc{dch}) for signalling purposes, a heavier data traffic load implies a higher interference level, a higher frame error rate and thus a lower effective aggregate \textsc{dsch} throughput: {\em the greater the demand for service, the smaller the aggregate service capacity.} The latter effect is further amplified in a multicellular scenario, where a \textsc{dsch} experiences additional interference from the \textsc{dsch}s and \textsc{a}-\textsc{dch}s in surrounding cells, causing a further degradation of its effective throughput. Following an insightful two-stage performance evaluation approach, which segregates the interference aspects from the traffic dynamics, a set of numerical experiments is executed in order to demonstrate these effects and obtain qualitative insight in the impact of various system aspects on the data \textsc{qos}
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