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FCRA: Femtocell Cluster-Based Resource Allocation Scheme for OFDMA Networks

Abbas Hatoum
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Nadjib Aitsaadi
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Rami Langar
Raouf Boutaba
Guy Pujolle

Abstract

Recently, operators have resorted to femtocell networks in order to enhance indoor coverage and quality of service since macro-antennas fail to reach these objectives. Nevertheless, they are confronted to many challenges to make a success of femtocells deployment. In this paper, we address the issue of resources allocation in femtocell networks using OFDMA technology (e.g., WiMAX, LTE). Specifically, we propose a hybrid centralized/distributed resource allocation strategy namely Femtocell Cluster-based Resource Allocation (FCRA). Firstly, FCRA builds disjoint femtocell clusters. Then, within a cluster the optimal resource allocation for each femtocell is performed by its cluster-head. Finally, the contingent collisions among different clusters are fixed. To achieve this, we formulate the problem mathematically as Min-Max optimization problem. Performance analysis shows that FCRA converges to the optimal solution in small-sized networks and outperforms two prominent related schemes (C-DFP and DRA) in large-sized ones. The results concern the throughput satisfaction rate, the spectrum spatial reuse, and the convergence time metrics.
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hal-00673860 , version 1 (24-02-2012)

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Abbas Hatoum, Nadjib Aitsaadi, Rami Langar, Raouf Boutaba, Guy Pujolle. FCRA: Femtocell Cluster-Based Resource Allocation Scheme for OFDMA Networks. ICC 2011 - IEEE International Conference on Communications, Jun 2011, Kyoto, Japan. pp.1 - 6, ⟨10.1109/icc.2011.5962705⟩. ⟨hal-00673860⟩
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