QoS provisioning for multiple Femtocells via game theory

Sankar, Udaya V and Sharma, Vinod (2016) QoS provisioning for multiple Femtocells via game theory. In: COMPUTER NETWORKS, 102 . pp. 70-82.

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Abstract

We consider a system with multiple Femtocells (FCs) operating in a Macrocell. The transmissions in one Femtocell interfere with its neighboring Femtocells. Each Femtocell has multiple users, each requiring a minimum transmission rate. There is also peak transmit power constraint in each channel to control interference to the BS and the users in the Macrocell. We formulate the problem of channel allocation and power control in each Femtocell as a noncooperative Game. We develop efficient decentralized algorithms to obtain a Nash equilibrium (NE) that satisfies the Quality of Service (QoS) of each user, in an efficient way. We also obtain efficient decentralized algorithms to obtain fair NE when it may not be feasible to satisfy the QoS of all the users in FCs. Finally, we extend our algorithms to the case where there may be voice and data users in the system. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	COMPUTER NETWORKS
Publisher:	ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
Additional Information:	Copy right for this article belongs to the ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, PO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
Keywords:	Femtocell; Cellular communication; Power control; QoS; Game theory; Decentralized algorithms
Department/Centre:	Division of Electrical Sciences > Electrical Communication Engineering
Date Deposited:	19 Jul 2016 09:47
Last Modified:	19 Jul 2016 09:47
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/54185

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