A distributed algorithm for network power minimization in multicarrier systems

Furqan Ahmed, Alexis A. Dowhuszko, Olav Tirkkonen, Randall Berry

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Abstract

This work discusses a pricing-based distributed network power minimization approach for multicarrier networks. The aim is to allocate the powers of transmitters over available carriers, such that all Transmitter-Receiver (Tx-Rx) links meet a rate constraint and the total transmit power of the network is minimized. We seek to find a local optimum of the total transmit power by solving the Karush-Kuhn-Tucker (KKT) optimality conditions in a distributed way. Each transmitter minimizes the weighted sum of its powers over carriers, subject to a fixed rate constraint, by a weighted waterfilling principle. The weights consist of interference pricing terms received from interfered links. The exchange of information among the Tx-Rx links enables a non-selfish response that reduces mutual interference. Performance is evaluated in a Small Cell Network (SCN) and compared to a baseline non-cooperative approach. The results show that the proposed algorithm can guarantee a higher rate than the baseline approach, while reducing significantly the total transmit power of the network.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2013 IEEE 24th Annual International Symposium on Personal, Indoor, and Mobile Radio Communications, PIMRC 2013
Pages1914-1918
Number of pages5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013
Event2013 IEEE 24th Annual International Symposium on Personal, Indoor, and Mobile Radio Communications, PIMRC 2013 - London, United Kingdom
Duration: Sep 8 2013Sep 11 2013

Publication series

NameIEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications, PIMRC

Other

Other2013 IEEE 24th Annual International Symposium on Personal, Indoor, and Mobile Radio Communications, PIMRC 2013
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityLondon
Period9/8/139/11/13

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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