Optimal and constant power allocation for joint transmission in HetNet

作     者：ZHOU Wen-an XU Yu-jie LIANG Te ZHANG Yi-yu REN Xiao-tao 

作者机构：ICN&SEC Institute Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications Research Department of Wireless NetworksHUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO. LTD. 

出 版 物：《The Journal of China Universities of Posts and Telecommunications》 (中国邮电高校学报（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2013年第20卷第6期

页      面：9-17页

核心收录：

学科分类：080904[工学-电磁场与微波技术] 0810[工学-信息与通信工程] 0809[工学-电子科学与技术（可授工学、理学学位）] 08[工学] 080402[工学-测试计量技术及仪器] 0804[工学-仪器科学与技术] 081001[工学-通信与信息系统] 

基　　金：supported by the HuaWei Innovation Research Project (YJCB2011060WL) 

主　　题：HetNet joint transmission interference coordination optimal power allocation constant power allocation quasi-convex 

摘      要：This paper investigates the power allocation issues for joint transmission in heterogeneous network （HetNet）, which is characterized by severe cross-tier interference. The optimization problem of maximizing the HetNet throughput is formulated. The original problem turns out to be a non-convex problem, the global optima of which cannot be obtained by conventional optimization methods. This paper develops a novel method to achieve the global optima by tuming the original problem into quasi-convex problem. In addition, this paper considers a constant power allocation scheme, as a tradeoff between the system throughput and computational complexity. Based on duality gap theory, the bound of constant power allocation scheme is mathematically derived. Numerical results under different system parameters indicate that both the proposed schemes outperform conventional interference coordination schemes.