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A Non-Cooperative Power Control Game in Delay-Constrained Multiple-Access Networks
A game-theoretic approach for studying power control in multiple-access
networks with transmission delay constraints is proposed. A non-cooperative
power control game is considered in which each user seeks to choose a transmit
power that maximizes its own utility while satisfying the user's delay
requirements. The utility function measures the number of reliable bits
transmitted per joule of energy and the user's delay constraint is modeled as
an upper bound on the delay outage probability. The Nash equilibrium for the
proposed game is derived, and its existence and uniqueness are proved. Using a
large-system analysis, explicit expressions for the utilities achieved at
equilibrium are obtained for the matched filter, decorrelating and minimum mean
square error multiuser detectors. The effects of delay constraints on the
users' utilities (in bits/Joule) and network capacity (i.e., the maximum number
of users that can be supported) are quantified.Comment: To apprear in the proceedings of the 2005 IEEE International
Symposium on Information Theory, Adelaide, Australia, September 4-9, 200
Energy-Efficient Resource Allocation in Wireless Networks: An Overview of Game-Theoretic Approaches
An overview of game-theoretic approaches to energy-efficient resource
allocation in wireless networks is presented. Focusing on multiple-access
networks, it is demonstrated that game theory can be used as an effective tool
to study resource allocation in wireless networks with quality-of-service (QoS)
constraints. A family of non-cooperative (distributed) games is presented in
which each user seeks to choose a strategy that maximizes its own utility while
satisfying its QoS requirements. The utility function considered here measures
the number of reliable bits that are transmitted per joule of energy consumed
and, hence, is particulary suitable for energy-constrained networks. The
actions available to each user in trying to maximize its own utility are at
least the choice of the transmit power and, depending on the situation, the
user may also be able to choose its transmission rate, modulation, packet size,
multiuser receiver, multi-antenna processing algorithm, or carrier allocation
strategy. The best-response strategy and Nash equilibrium for each game is
presented. Using this game-theoretic framework, the effects of power control,
rate control, modulation, temporal and spatial signal processing, carrier
allocation strategy and delay QoS constraints on energy efficiency and network
capacity are quantified.Comment: To appear in the IEEE Signal Processing Magazine: Special Issue on
Resource-Constrained Signal Processing, Communications and Networking, May
200
Strong convergence rates of probabilistic integrators for ordinary differential equations
Probabilistic integration of a continuous dynamical system is a way of
systematically introducing model error, at scales no larger than errors
introduced by standard numerical discretisation, in order to enable thorough
exploration of possible responses of the system to inputs. It is thus a
potentially useful approach in a number of applications such as forward
uncertainty quantification, inverse problems, and data assimilation. We extend
the convergence analysis of probabilistic integrators for deterministic
ordinary differential equations, as proposed by Conrad et al.\ (\textit{Stat.\
Comput.}, 2017), to establish mean-square convergence in the uniform norm on
discrete- or continuous-time solutions under relaxed regularity assumptions on
the driving vector fields and their induced flows. Specifically, we show that
randomised high-order integrators for globally Lipschitz flows and randomised
Euler integrators for dissipative vector fields with polynomially-bounded local
Lipschitz constants all have the same mean-square convergence rate as their
deterministic counterparts, provided that the variance of the integration noise
is not of higher order than the corresponding deterministic integrator. These
and similar results are proven for probabilistic integrators where the random
perturbations may be state-dependent, non-Gaussian, or non-centred random
variables.Comment: 25 page
Data Assimilation: A Mathematical Introduction
These notes provide a systematic mathematical treatment of the subject of
data assimilation
Soft Handoff and Uplink Capacity in a Two-Tier CDMA System
This paper examines the effect of soft handoff on the uplink user capacity of
a CDMA system consisting of a single macrocell in which a single hotspot
microcell is embedded. The users of these two base stations operate over the
same frequency band. In the soft handoff scenario studied here, both macrocell
and microcell base stations serve each system user and the two received copies
of a desired user's signal are summed using maximal ratio combining. Exact and
approximate analytical methods are developed to compute uplink user capacity.
Simulation results demonstrate a 20% increase in user capacity compared to hard
handoff. In addition, simple, approximate methods are presented for estimating
soft handoff capacity and are shown to be quite accurate.Comment: To appear in IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communication
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