49 research outputs found
Full-Duplex MIMO Small-Cell Networks: Performance Analysis
Full-duplex small-cell relays with multiple antennas constitute a core
element of the envisioned 5G network architecture. In this paper, we use
stochastic geometry to analyze the performance of wireless networks with
full-duplex multiple-antenna small cells, with particular emphasis on the
probability of successful transmission. To achieve this goal, we additionally
characterize the distribution of the self-interference power of the full-duplex
nodes. The proposed framework reveals useful insights on the benefits of
full-duplex with respect to half-duplex in terms of network throughput
Fractional Pilot Reuse in Massive MIMO Systems
Pilot contamination is known to be one of the main impairments for massive
MIMO multi-cell communications. Inspired by the concept of fractional frequency
reuse and by recent contributions on pilot reutilization among non-adjacent
cells, we propose a new pilot allocation scheme to mitigate this effect. The
key idea is to allow users in neighboring cells that are closest to their base
stations to reuse the same pilot sequences. Focusing on the uplink, we obtain
expressions for the overall spectral efficiency per cell for different linear
combining techniques at the base station and use them to obtain both the
optimal pilot reuse parameters and the optimal number of scheduled users.
Numerical results show a remarkable improvement in terms of spectral efficiency
with respect to the existing techniques.Comment: Paper presented at the IEEE ICC 2015 Workshop on 5G & Beyond -
Enabling Technologies and Application
Flexible Cache-Aided Networks with Backhauling
Caching at the edge is a promising technique to cope with the increasing data
demand in wireless networks. This paper analyzes the performance of cellular
networks consisting of a tier macro-cell wireless backhaul nodes overlaid with
a tier of cache-aided small cells. We consider both static and dynamic
association policies for content delivery to the user terminals and analyze
their performance. In particular, we derive closed-form expressions for the
area spectral efficiency and the energy efficiency, which are used to optimize
relevant design parameters such as the density of cache-aided small cells and
the storage size. By means of this approach, we are able to draw useful design
insights for the deployment of highly performing cache-aided tiered networks.Comment: 5 pages, 5 figures, to be presented at 18th IEEE International
Workshop on Signal Processing Advances in Wireless Communications
(SPAWC'2017), Sapporo, Japan, 201