A learning aided long-term user association scheme for ultra-dense networks

B Zhang, S Liu, JL Yu, Z Han - IEEE Transactions on Vehicular …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In an ultra-dense network (UDN), how to associate the mobile user equipments (UEs) with
the appropriate low power nodes (LPNs) is a very essential and challenging problem …

Deep learning based user association in heterogeneous wireless networks

Y Zhang, L Xiong, J Yu - IEEE Access, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Due to the high splitting-gain of dense small cells, Ultra-Dense Network (UDN) is widely
regarded as a promising networking technology to achieve high data rate and low latency in …

Fair and efficient user-network association algorithm for multi-technology wireless networks

P Coucheney, C Touati, B Gaujal - IEEE INFOCOM 2009, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Recent mobile equipment (as well as the norm IEEE 802.21) offers the possibility for users to
switch from one technology to another (vertical handover). This allows flexibility in resource …

User association in heterogeneous networks: A social interaction approach

Y Meng, C Jiang, L Xu, Y Ren… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper deals with the problem of user association in heterogeneous networks (HetNets).
With the existence of small cells, to better associate user equipment (UE) with base stations …

Approximation algorithms for online user association in multi-tier multi-cell mobile networks

WC Ao, K Psounis - IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The constantly growing wireless bandwidth demand is pushing wireless networks to multi-
tier architectures consisting of a macrocell tier and a number of dense small cell deployment …

Traffic-aware multiple association in ultradense networks: A state-based potential game

X Wang, L Li, J Li, C Yang, L Wang… - IEEE Systems …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In the fifth-generation (5G) mobile communication system, base stations become denser,
and user equipment becomes more powerful. Multiple-association technique promises …

On the performance of multiple association with mobility support in 5G ultra‐dense networks: Realistic network simulation

DA Bulti, Y Wondie - IET Communications, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
A user equipment (UE) in ultra‐dense networks (UDN) has a high chance of being in close
proximity to many cells. multiple association (MA) can be used to serve users with high data …

A completely distributed algorithm for user association in HetSNets

Z Mlika, E Driouch, W Ajib… - 2015 IEEE International …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, the user association problem under quality of service (QoS) requirements in a
heterogeneous and small cells network (HetSNet) is considered. We have shown in a …

Dynamic clustering and user association in wireless small-cell networks with social considerations

MI Ashraf, M Bennis, W Saad, M Katz… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, a novel social network-aware user association in wireless small cell networks
with underlaid deviceto-device (D2D) communication is investigated. The proposed …

A machine learning approach to user association in enterprise small cell networks

J Yang, C Wang, X Wang… - 2018 IEEE/CIC …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Enterprise small cell networks often need to balance serving the prioritized corporate users
and offering open access to guest users. Hybrid access is an efficient means to achieve this …