Energy-efficient resource allocation for ultra-dense licensed and unlicensed dual-access small cell networks

A Shahid, V Maglogiannis, I Ahmed… - IEEE Transactions …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this study, an energy-efficient self-organized framework for sub-channel allocation and
power allocation is presented for ultra-dense small cell networks, which can operate in both …

Energy-efficient resource allocation in heterogeneous small cell networks with wifi spectrum sharing

H Zhang, B Wang, K Long, J Cheng… - … 2017-2017 IEEE …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we investigate the dynamic subchannel and power allocation in
licensed/unlicensed spectrum sharing heterogeneous small cell networks with incomplete …

Semi-distributed joint power and spectrum allocation for LAA based small cell networks

R Yin, S Liu, G Yu, Y Zhang… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In licensed assisted access (LAA) based small cell networks (SCNs), the small base station
(SBS) can reuse the uplink licensed bands with the macro cell while sharing the unlicensed …

Resource allocation and inter-cell interference management for dual-access small cells

AR Elsherif, WP Chen, A Ito… - IEEE Journal on Selected …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we present a method for resource allocation for small cells that integrate
licensed and unlicensed RF operations motivated by the widespread WiFi hotspots and the …

A framework for co-channel interference and collision probability tradeoff in LTE licensed-assisted access networks

R Yin, G Yu, A Maaref, GY Li - IEEE Transactions on Wireless …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Small cell deployment in heterogeneous networks, whereby small cell base stations (SBS)
are deployed alongside traditional macro-cell base stations, is a proven solution for …

Energy-efficient resource allocation strategy in ultra dense small-cell networks: A Stackelberg game approach

L Xu, Y Mao, S Leng, G Qiao… - 2017 IEEE International …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper focuses on resource allocation in heterogeneous Ultra Dense small-cell
Networks (UDNs), in which massive overlaid small cells are under the coverage of a macro …

Adaptive small cell access of licensed and unlicensed bands

AR Elsherif, WP Chen, A Ito… - 2013 IEEE International …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
WiFi interfaces have been recently incorporated in most cellular user equipments (UEs). In
current practice, the UE selects either the licensed band for cellular technologies or the …

Distributed resource allocation in SDCN-based heterogeneous networks utilizing licensed and unlicensed bands

C Pan, C Yin, NC Beaulieu, J Yu - IEEE Transactions on …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The explosive growth of mobile data traffic and the scarcity of available licensed spectrum
make resource allocation in heterogeneous networks a critical issue. A distributed resource …

Coexistence of Wi-Fi and heterogeneous small cell networks sharing unlicensed spectrum

H Zhang, X Chu, W Guo, S Wang - IEEE communications …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
As two major players in terrestrial wireless communications, Wi-Fi systems and cellular
networks have different origins and have largely evolved separately. Motivated by the …

Locally cooperative traffic‐offloading in multi‐mode small cell networks via potential games

H Shao, Y Sun, H Zhao, W Zhong… - Transactions on …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
With the explosive growth of wireless data traffic, a new multi‐mode small cell has been
studied for offloading part of traffic load to unlicensed band in order to alleviate burden in …