Self Organization of Tilts in Relay Enhanced Networks: A Distributed Solution

Imran, A, Imran, MA, Abu-Dayya, A and Tafazolli, R (2014) Self Organization of Tilts in Relay Enhanced Networks: A Distributed Solution Wireless Communications, IEEE Transactions on, 13 (2). pp. 764-779.

Preview	Text Journal TWC Preprint.pdf - ["content_typename_Submitted version (pre-print)" not defined] Available under License : See the attached licence file. Download (711kB) | Preview
Preview	Text (licence) SRI_deposit_agreement.pdf Available under License : See the attached licence file. Download (33kB) | Preview

Abstract

Despite years of physical-layer research, the capacity enhancement potential of relays is limited by the additional spectrum required for Base Station (BS)-Relay Station (RS) links. This paper presents a novel distributed solution by exploiting a system level perspective instead. Building on a realistic system model with impromptu RS deployments, we develop an analytical framework for tilt optimization that can dynamically maximize spectral efficiency of both the BS-RS and BS-user links in an online manner. To obtain a distributed self-organizing solution, the large scale system-wide optimization problem is decomposed into local small scale subproblems by applying the design principles of self-organization in biological systems. The local subproblems are non-convex, but having a very small scale, can be solved via standard nonlinear optimization techniques such as sequential quadratic programming. The performance of the developed solution is evaluated through extensive simulations for an LTE-A type system and compared against a number of benchmarks including a centralized solution obtained via brute force, that also gives an upper bound to assess the optimality gap. Results show that the proposed solution can enhance average spectral efficiency by up to 50% compared to fixed tilting, with negligible signaling overheads. The key advantage of the proposed solution is its potential for autonomous and distributed implementation.

Item Type:	Article
Divisions :	Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences > Electronic Engineering > Centre for Communication Systems Research
Authors :	Name Email ORCID Imran, A Imran, MA Abu-Dayya, A Tafazolli, R
Date :	February 2014
DOI :	10.1109/TWC.2014.011614.130299
Additional Information :	© 2014 IEEE. Personal use of this material is permitted. Permission from IEEE must be obtained for all other uses, in any current or future media, including reprinting/republishing this material for advertising or promotional purposes, creating new collective works, for resale or redistribution to servers or lists, or reuse of any copyrighted component of this work in other works.
Depositing User :	Symplectic Elements
Date Deposited :	06 Aug 2014 08:09
Last Modified :	31 Oct 2017 16:51
URI:	http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/id/eprint/805820

Actions (login required)

View Item

Downloads