Resource allocation algorithm for LTE networks using fuzzy based adaptive priority and effective bandwidth estimation

In this paper, we propose a scheme to allocate resource blocks for the Long Term Evolution (LTE) downlink based on the estimation of the effective bandwidths of traffic flows, where users’ priorities are adaptively computed using fuzzy logic. The effective bandwidth of each user traffic flow that is estimated through the parameters of the adaptive β-Multifractal Wavelet Mode modeling, is used to attain their quality of service (QoS) parameters. The proposed allocation scheme aims to guarantee the QoS parameters of users respecting the constraints of modulation and code schemes (modulation and coding scheme) of the LTE downlink transmission. The proposed algorithm considers the average channel quality and the adaptive estimation of effective bandwidth to decide about the scheduling of available radio resources. The efficiency of the proposed scheme is verified through simulations and compared to other algorithms in the literature in terms of parameters such as: system throughput, required data rate not provided, fairness index, data loss rate and network delay.     

3GPP LTE系统中无线视频传输调度算法研究

摘要：针对3GPP LTE系统,本文提出了适用于下行链路视频业务的一种新的分组调度算法,即时延优先比例公平调度（Delay First-Proportional Fair Scheduling,DF-PFS）。当需要做出调度决策时,该算法利用每个用户的数据包时延信息和瞬时下行信道条件,在满足用户QoS前提下最大限度地提高系统吞吐量。同时,当用户选择资源块（RB）进行传输后,即从用户集合中将该用户删除,避免接近eNodeB的用户一直占用无线资源,确保了资源分配的公平性。实验仿真结果表明,该算法在丢包率和PSNR性能上优于最大权重时延优先（M-LWDF）算法,在保证用户间公平性前提下,满足了视频业务的QoS要求。     

基于QoS保证的多用户OFDM系统跨层资源分配

针对正交频分复用(OFDM)系统资源分配和调度问题,提出一种基于第三代移动通信长期演进(LTE)系统的分块跨层资源分配算法。此算法考虑物理层的信道状态信息、媒体接入层(MAC)的有限用户缓存队列长度、用户的丢失率和时延等QoS要求,以提高系统频谱效率为总体目标。通过从实时视频业务和混合业务两种业务类型下进行大量对比分析,得出提出的算法能有效提高系统的频谱效率和降低系统时延。     

正交频分多址系统中一种面向多业务应用的自适应资源分配算法

针对正交频分多址(OFDMA)系统下行链路多业务自适应调度的问题,该文首先以最大化系统吞吐量为优化目标、每种业务的服务质量(QoS)保证为约束条件,建立了一种通用的多业务自适应资源分配模型。为解决此优化问题,提出了一种具体的自适应资源调度算法。该算法对实时业务按照用户选择最好的信道的原则分配尽可能少的资源以保证其QoS,对非实时业务把尽可能多的剩余资源按照信道选择最好的用户的原则进行分配,充分利用信道资源,提升系统容量。仿真结果表明,该算法保证了下行OFDMA系统吞吐量的同时,在实时业务的延时和丢包率等方面有一定的优越性。     

Quality-driven cross-layer optimized video delivery over LTE

3GPP Long Term Evolution is one of the major steps in mobile communication to enhance the user experience for next-generation mobile broadband networks. In LTE, orthogonal frequency- division multiple access is adopted in the downlink of its E-UTRA air interface. Although cross-layer techniques have been widely adopted in literature for dynamic resource allocation to maximize data rate in OFDMA wireless networks, application-oriented quality of service for video delivery, such as delay constraint and video distortion, have been largely ignored. However, for wireless video delivery in LTE, especially delay-bounded real-time video streaming, higher data rate could lead to higher packet loss rate, thus degrading the user-perceived video quality. In this article we present a new QoS-aware LTE OFDMA scheduling algorithm for wireless real-time video delivery over the downlink of LTE cellular networks to achieve the best user-perceived video quality under the given application delay constraint. In the proposed approach, system throughput, application QoS constraints, and scheduling fairness are jointly integrated into a cross-layer design framework to dynamically perform radio resource allocation for multiple users, and to effectively choose the optimal system parameters such as modulation and coding scheme and video encoding parameters to adapt to the varying channel quality of each resource block. Experimental results have shown significant performance enhancement of the proposed system.     

Bandwidth utilization efficiency enhancement for OFDM‐based WSN

Normally IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX) is used for mainly downlink traffic applications. However in the upper tier of 2‐tier (WiMAX‐WiFi) wireless sensor network, the uplink bandwidth faces bottlenecks for high throughput. In this paper, a solution has been proposed for this limitation of uplink bandwidth allocation through the use of queuing theoretic performance modeling. A Markov‐modulated Poisson process traffic model has been formed for orthogonal frequency division multiple access‐based transmission along with discrete time Markov chain system model for queuing. A downlink traffic pattern has been defined for wireless sensor network nodes. Analytical methods are used to estimate the performance parameters like throughput, delay, and probability of packet drop for resource allocation. An algorithm is formulated to find out minimum resource requirement for downlink and to transfer rest of the resources to uplink bandwidth allocation, for throughput enhancement. Uplink frame utilization is determined through another discrete time Markov chain model for adaptive triggering between the proposed maximum and the normal downlink to uplink ratio operations, for efficient distribution of bandwidth resources. Algorithm and simulation results prove outstanding improvement in the uplink throughput around 50%, without degrading the downlink throughput.     

Max-utility subcarrier allocation for heterogeneous services in wireless OFDM system

In future wireless network, one user will require multiple homogeneous or heterogeneous services simultaneously. Then, the scheduling algorithm is not only responsible for assigning a resource block to different users but also sharing the assigned resource block among multiple services for one user. Most of the traditional scheduling algorithms are designed to serve one service per user, and cannot be applied directly to this scenario because of the fairness criterion. This article focuses on adaptive resource allocation for multiple services per user at the downlink of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) based system. This article addresses this integrative resource scheduling problem based on utility function. First, the optimal algorithm for dynamic subcarrier allocation and share is deduced for homogeneous best-effort service system. Then the algorithm is extended to heterogeneous services system by classifying the delay sensitive service according to the head-of-line packet delay. The design goal is to maximize aggregate utility function to exploit multiuser diversity gain to the greatest extent even as guaranteeing quality of service (QoS) for delay sensitive service.     

Radio resource management for cellular CDMA systems supporting heterogeneous services

A novel radio resource management (RRM) scheme for the support of packet-switched transmission in cellular CDMA systems is proposed by jointly considering the physical, link, and network layer characteristics. The proposed resource management scheme is comprised of a combination of power distribution, rate allocation, service scheduling, and connection admission control. Power distribution allows individual connections to achieve their required signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio, while rate allocation guarantees the required delay/jitter for real-time traffic and the minimum transmission rate requirement for non-real-time traffic. Efficient rate allocation is achieved by making use of the randomness and burstiness; of the packet generation process. At the link layer, a packet scheduling scheme is developed based on information derived from power distribution and rate allocation to achieve quality of service (QoS) guarantee. Packet scheduling efficiently utilizes the system resources in every time slot and improves the packet throughput for non-real-time traffic. At the network layer, a connection admission control (CAC) scheme based on the lower layer resource allocation information is proposed. The CAC scheme makes use of user mobility information to reduce handoff connection dropping probability (HCDP). Theoretical analysis of the grade of service performance, in terms of new connection blocking probability, HCDP, and resource utilization, is given. Numerical results show that the proposed RRM scheme can achieve both effective QoS guarantee and efficient resource utilization.     

基于深度强化学习的异构云无线接入网自适应无线资源分配算法

为了满足无线数据流量大幅增长的需求,异构云无线接入网(H-CRAN)的资源优化仍然是亟待解决的重要问题。该文在H-CRAN下行链路场景下,提出一种基于深度强化学习(DRL)的无线资源分配算法。首先,该算法以队列稳定为约束,联合优化拥塞控制、用户关联、子载波分配和功率分配,并建立网络总吞吐量最大化的随机优化模型。其次,考虑到调度问题的复杂性,DRL算法利用神经网络作为非线性近似函数,高效地解决维度灾问题。最后,针对无线网络环境的复杂性和动态多变性,引入迁移学习(TL)算法,利用TL的小样本学习特性,使得DRL算法在少量样本的情况下也能获得最优的资源分配策略。此外,TL通过迁移DRL模型的权重参数,进一步地加快了DRL算法的收敛速度。仿真结果表明,该文所提算法可以有效地增加网络吞吐量,提高网络的稳定性。     

H-CRAN网络下联合拥塞控制和资源分配的网络切片动态资源调度策略

针对异构云无线接入网络(H-CRAN)网络下基于网络切片的在线无线资源动态优化问题,该文通过综合考虑业务接入控制、拥塞控制、资源分配和复用,建立一个以最大化网络平均和吞吐量为目标,受限于基站(BS)发射功率、系统稳定性、不同切片的服务质量(QoS)需求和资源分配等约束的随机优化模型,并进而提出了一种联合拥塞控制和资源分配的网络切片动态资源调度算法。该算法会在每个资源调度时隙内动态地为性能需求各异的网络切片中的用户分配资源。仿真结果表明,该文算法能在满足各切片用户QoS需求和维持网络稳定的基础上,提升网络整体吞吐量,并且还可通过调整控制参量的取值实现时延和吞吐量间的动态平衡。     

Comparative Performance Study of LTE Downlink Schedulers

Long time evolution (LTE) represents an emerging and promising technology for providing broadband, mobile Internet access. Because of the limitation of available spectrum resource, high spectrum efficiency technologies such as channel-aware scheduling need to be explored. In this work, we evaluate the performance of three scheduling algorithms proposed for LTE downlink transmission. The evaluation takes place in mixed traffic scenarios and aims at exploring strengths and weaknesses of the proposed algorithms. Simulation results illustrate the importance of real-time traffic awareness by schedulers when a specified level of quality of service is required. The research shows that lack of prioritisation of multimedia traffic will lead to severe degradation of video and VoIP services even with a relatively low network load.     

基于智能网络的租户服务质量保证技术

在多租户虚拟网络环境中,用户对于网络服务的多样性以及性能的稳定性需求并不会随着网络架构和运营模式的升级而削弱,用户需求之间的差异性和动态性对于不同切片间资源的分配和调度效率提出了新的挑战。针对多租户虚拟网络的特殊环境,首先提出了QVR(QoS-Virtual Routing)流量调度算法,同时将用户流量调度与网络虚拟资源分配看做一个联合优化问题,提出了面向多租户的流量调度算法以及适用于共享链路的动态带宽分配算法。该算法能够释放更多的物理网络资源,明显降低了租户网络的延时和拥塞。     

能耗和时延感知的虚拟化云无线接入网络资源分配机制

针对现有虚拟化云无线接入网络(C-RAN)资源利用率低、能耗高、用户服务质量无法得到保证等问题,该文提出一种能耗和时延感知的虚拟化资源分配机制。根据虚拟化C-RAN的网络特点及业务流量特征,考虑资源约束和比例公平,建立能耗和时延优化模型。进而,利用启发式算法为不同类型虚拟C-RAN和用户虚拟基站分配资源,完成资源的全局优化配置。仿真结果表明,所提资源分配机制在提高网络资源利用率的同时,不但使能耗节省了62.99%,还使时延降低了32.32%。     

基于能效的NOMA蜂窝车联网动态资源分配算法

在支持车与车直接通信(V2V)的非正交多址接入(NOMA)蜂窝网络场景下,针对V2V用户与蜂窝用户的干扰以及NOMA准则下的功率分配问题,该文提出一种基于能效的动态资源分配算法。该算法首先为了保证V2V用户的时延及可靠性同时满足蜂窝用户的速率需求,联合考虑子信道调度、功率分配和拥塞控制,建立了最大化系统能效的随机优化模型。其次,利用李雅普诺夫随机优化方法,通过控制可接入数据量保证队列稳定性以避免网络拥塞,并根据实时网络负载状态动态地进行资源调度,设计一种次优化子信道匹配算法获得用户调度方案,进一步,利用凸优化理论和拉格朗日对偶分解方法得到功率分配策略。最后,仿真结果表明,该文算法可以满足不同用户的服务质量(QoS)需求,并在保证网络稳定性前提下提高系统能效。     

A Dynamic Resource Allocation Scheme for the Downlink Heterogeneous Traffic of Internet Protocol (IP) Based OFDM networks

Radio Resource management mechanisms such as physical-centric radio resource allocation and medium access control (MAC)—centric packet scheduling are expected to play a substantial role in the performance of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) based wireless networks. OFDM provide fine granularity for resource allocation since they are capable of dynamically assigning sub-carriers to multiple users and adaptively allocating transmit power. The current layered networking architecture, in which each layer is designed and operated independently, results in inefficient resource use in wireless networks due to the nature of the wireless medium, such as time-varying channel fading. Thus, we need an integrated adaptive design across different layers, allowing for a cross-layer design. In this paper, a scheduling scheme is proposed to dynamically allocate resources for the downlink data transmission of internet protocol based OFDM networks. Generally to maximize the capacity and user satisfaction improvements in packet data admission, scheduling and policing are necessary. Of the three, efficient scheduling has the greatest impact on increased system capacity or effective spectrum usage. In addition, proper scheduling can greatly improve user satisfaction. The contribution of this work is twofold: first we evaluate current allocation schemes by exploiting the knowledge of channel sate information (CSI) and traffic characteristics in terms of queue state information (QSI) to acquire the system performance on a real time network. Second, the resource allocation scheme is extended by incorporating MAC layer information as well as opportunistic packet scheduling in the time-domain-based on minimum weight cost function. The key factors that affect the overall system performance in terms of system average throughput and delay are identified, evaluated and discussed.     

Utility-based adaptive radio resource allocation in OFDM wireless networks with traffic prioritization

In this letter, a joint transmit scheduling and dynamic sub-carrier and power allocation method is proposed to exploit multi-user diversity in downlink packet transmission in an OFDM wireless network with mixed real-time and non-real-time traffic patterns. To balance efficiency and fairness and to satisfy the QoS requirements of real-time users, we utilize a utility-based framework and propose a polynomial-time heuristic algorithm to solve the formulated optimization problem. The distinguishing feature of the proposed method is that it gives in one shot, the transmission scheduling, the sub-carriers assigned to each user, and the power allocated to each sub-carrier, based on a fair and efficient framework while satisfying the delay requirements of real-time users.     

Improved MLWDF scheduler for LTE downlink transmission

In long-term evolution (LTE) downlink transmission, modified least weighted delay first (MLWDF) scheduler is a quality of service (QoS) aware scheduling scheme for real-time (RT) services. Nevertheless, MLWDF performs below optimal among the trade-off between strict delay and loss restraints of RT and non-RT traffic flows, respectively. This is further worsened with the implementation of hybrid automatic retransmission request (HARQ). As these restraints grow unabated with increasing number of user demands, the performance of MLWDF further reduces. In order to ameliorate this situation, there is a need to directly incorporate the variations in user demands and HARQ implementation as parameters to the MLWDF scheduler. In this work, an improvement to the MLWDF scheduler is proposed. The improvement entails adding two novel parameters that characterise user demand and HARQ implementation. The scheduler was tested using varying three classes of service in QoS class identifiers (QCIs) table standardised by Third Generation Partnership Project for LTE network to characterise different services. It was also tested on the basis of packet prioritisation. The proposed scheduler was simulated with LTE-SIM simulator and compared with the MLWDF and proportional fairness schedulers. In terms of delay, throughput and packet loss ratio; the proposed scheduler increased overall system performance.     

A low-complexity beamforming-based scheduling to downlink OFDMA/SDMA systems with multimedia traffic

In this paper, we propose a low-complexity beamforming-based scheduling scheme utilizing a semi-orthogonal user selection (SUS) algorithm in downlink orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA)/space division multiple access (SDMA) systems to support multimedia traffic. One of the challenges in the multi-dimensional (space, time, and frequency) radio resource allocation problem for OFDMA/SDMA systems is its high complexity, especially to simultaneously satisfy the quality of services (QoS) requirements for various traffic classes. In the literature, the SUS algorithm is usually applied to the single-class traffic environment, but extending the SUS algorithm to the multimedia environment is not straightforward because of the need to prioritize the real-time (RT) users and the non-real-time (NRT) users. To solve this problem, we propose the concept of urgency value to guarantee the fairness of the NRT as well as the best effort (BE) users while satisfying the delay requirement for the RT users. Simulation results show that, when traffic load is greater than 0.5, the proposed scheduling algorithm can improve the fairness performance by more than 100% over the most recently proposed algorithms.     

Downlink scheduling of multiuser MIMO systems with transmit beamforming

This article deals with downlink scheduling for multiuser multiple-input multiple-output （MIMO） systems, where the base station communicates with multiple users simultaneously through transmit beamforming. Most of the existing transmission schemes for multiuser MIMO systems focus on optimizing sum rate performance of the system. The individual quality of service （QoS） requirements （such as packet delay and minimum transmission rate for the data traffic） are rarely considered. In this article, a novel scheduling strategy is proposed, where we try to optimize the global system performance under individual QoS constraints. By performing scheduling into two steps, namely successive user selection and power allocation, the scheduler can achieve efficient resource utilization while maintaining the QoS requirements of all users. Extensive simulations and analysis are given to show the effectiveness of the proposed scheduler.     

基于社会福利最大化的柔性业务资源分配研究

对经济学方法在无线资源管理中的应用进行了研究,考虑业务、用户、资源等多个域,将无线资源分配看作生产–消费模型,兼顾用户公平性原则,针对不同业务的QoS（quality of service）要求采用不同的资源分配方法,建立了基于社会福利最大化的资源分配模型。采用基于用户柔性业务的调度算法优化所提模型,综合考虑用户效用、网络效益以及运营商收益,实现了基于社会福利最大化的柔性业务资源分配。仿真结果验证了所提算法的优越性。