一种自适应的扇型微蜂房式带宽预留通信模式

在目前的跨区域连接方式中,扇型微蜂房式的网络系统比传统的微蜂房式系统有更高的传输速度.文中介绍了一种自适应的带宽预留模式,这种模式使用了一种神经模糊带宽预留估计量的技术,经过证实,这种技术能够减少客户连接时被强行终止的概率.在这种带宽预留模式中,使用一种通道借用技术能够在实时通信时,减少新的呼叫受阻现象的发生.通过分析强行终止的客户连接和呼叫受阻的概率事件,仿真结果表明,采用扇型微蜂房式的网络系统比传统的固定带宽预留模式要有更好的性能.     

Implementation of call admission control scheme in next generation mobile communication networks using particle swarm optimization and fuzzy logic systems

In the present and next generation wireless networks, cellular system remains the major method of telecommunication infrastructure. Since the characteristic of the resource constraint, call admission control is required to address the limited resource problem in wireless network. The call dropping probability and call blocking probability are the major performance metrics for quality of service (QoS) in wireless network. Many call admission control mechanisms have been proposed in the literature to decrease connection dropping probability for handoffs and new call blocking probability in cellular communications. In this paper, we proposed an adaptive call admission control and bandwidth reservation scheme using fuzzy logic control concept to reduce the forced termination probability of multimedia handoffs. Meanwhile, we adopt particle swarm optimization (PSO) technique to adjust the parameters of the membership functions in the proposed fuzzy logic systems. The simulation results show that the proposed scheme can achieve satisfactory performance when performance metrics are measured in terms of the forced termination probability for the handoffs, the call blocking probability for the new connections and bandwidth utilization.     

Dynamically adaptive channel reservation scheme for cellular networks

In personal communications networks (PCN) supporting network-wide handoffs, new and handoff requests compete for connection resources in both mobile and backbone networks. Forced call terminations due to handoff call blocking are generally more objectionable than new call blocking. In general, most of the previously proposed schemes for radio channel allocation in cellular networks reduce handoff call blocking probability substantially at the expense of increasing the new call blocking probability by giving higher priority to handoff calls over new calls in admission control. This reduces the total admitted traffic and results in inefficient utilization of wireless channels. The tradeoff between the new and handoff calls blocking probabilities should be defined on importance basis. In this paper, we propose a performance metric equation that makes a trade off between the two probabilities depending on the network preferences. Using this equation, we study the performance of various proposed channel reservation schemes. Also in this paper, a new dynamically adaptive channel reservation scheme (DACRS) is developed and compared with other schemes proposed in the literature. The DACRS assigns handoff-reserved channels to new calls depending on the locality principle in which the base station with the help of location estimation algorithms in the mobile location center predicts the position of the mobile terminal. Eventually, the DACRS is designed to improve channel utilization while satisfying the QoS of the calls. As will be shown analytically and through simulation, the DACRS outperforms current reservation schemes and results in more statistical gain, and powerful channel utilization.     

基于Markov的频谱切换研究

为了进一步提高认知无线电网络中认知用户的切换性能,有效降低认知用户切换中的阻塞率和强制中断率,提出了频谱池与预留信道相结合的解决方案,并且借助马尔科夫链和排队理论对认知切换系统关键指标进行分析.仿真结果显示,该方案能够有效保障和提高认知用户的服务质量.     

无线多媒体网络中一种基于测量网络状态的动态呼叫接纳控制算法

提出了一种无线多媒体网络中基于测量网络状态的动态呼叫接纳控制算法.它区分了实时和非实时业务,在网络带宽资源不足时可通过降低非实时业务带宽确保实时业务呼叫连接的可靠性;还可根据当前网络状况调整预留带宽大小,使小区实时业务切换呼叫掉线率低于设定的门限值.大量仿真结果显示该算法具有低实时业务切换呼叫掉线率和与固定预留方案相当的带宽利用率,而只以略高的新呼叫阻塞率为代价,适合各种不同概率发生时实际应用的情况.     

A preemptive channel allocation scheme for multimedia traffic in mobile wireless networks

This paper presents a channel allocation model with both partial and full preemptive capabilities for multimedia traffic in mobile wireless networks. The different types of multimedia traffic in transmitting through next-generation networks possess different characteristics and demand an adequate channel allocation scheme to fulfill individual Quality of Service (QoS) requirements. In the proposed model, multimedia traffic is classified into three classes corresponding to different priority levels in a decreasing order. To effectively reduce the dropping probability, a higher-priority handoff call is allowed to fully or partially preempt any lower-priority ongoing calls when the channel capacity becomes insufficient. In addition, to prevent from possible starvation of the lowest-priority traffic, a portion of system channels are purposely reserved. Performance measures, including the dropping probability of handoff calls, the call-interruption probability that an ongoing call is forced to termination due to full preemption, and the bandwidth reduction ratio due to partial preemption, are investigated through an analytical model built with 4-D Markov chains. The numerical results demonstrate the effectiveness of our model.     

An efficient approach for distributed dynamic channel allocation with queues for real-time and non-real-time traffic in cellular networks

We are witnessing these days a rapid growth of mobile users. Therefore, frequency spectrum must be efficiently utilized, as available frequency spectrum is limited. This paper proposes a channel allocation scheme with efficient bandwidth reservation, which initially reserves some channels for handoff calls, and later reserves the channels dynamically, based on the user mobility. The direction of user mobility may not be straight always, but the user may also go left, right or backwards. Thus, QoS can be improved, if the channel reservation is made based upon the user mobility and the location of the user. We devise here a new algorithm that deals with multiple traffic systems by modifying the existing DDCA algorithm [Krishna, P.V., Iyengar, N.Ch.S.N., 2008. Optimal channel allocation algorithm with efficient channel reservation for cellular networks. International Journal of Communication Networks and Distributed Systems 1 (1), 33-51]. This algorithm reserves more channels for hot cells, less number of channels for cold cells and an average number of channels for the medium cells. Furthermore, we maintain queues for all types of calls. We model the system by a three-dimensional Markov Chain and compute the QoS parameters in terms of the blocking probability of originating calls and the dropping probability of handoff calls. The results indicate that the proposed channel allocation scheme exhibits better performance by considering the above mentioned user mobility, type of cells, and maintaining of the queues for various traffic sources. In addition, it can be observed that our approach reduces the dropping probability by using reservation factor.     

Mobility-based predictive call admission control and bandwidth reservation in wireless cellular networks

This paper presents call admission control and bandwidth reservation schemes in wireless cellular networks that have been developed based on assumptions more realistic than existing proposals. In order to guarantee the handoff dropping probability, we propose to statistically predict user mobility based on the mobility history of users. Our mobility prediction scheme is motivated by computational learning theory, which has shown that prediction is synonymous with data compression. We derive our mobility prediction scheme from data compression techniques that are both theoretically optimal and good in practice. In order to utilize resource more efficiently, we predict not only the cell to which the mobile will handoff but also when the handoff will occur. Based on the mobility prediction, bandwidth is reserved to guarantee some target handoff dropping probability. We also adaptively control the admission threshold to achieve a better balance between guaranteeing handoff dropping probability and maximizing resource utilization. Simulation results show that the proposed schemes meet our design goals and outperform the static-reservation and cell-reservation schemes.     

On utility-fair bandwidth adaptation for multi-class traffic QoS provisioning in wireless networks

The ability to adjust the allocated bandwidth of ongoing calls to cope with wireless network resource fluctuations is becoming increasingly important. In this paper, we describe a utility-based bandwidth adaptation scheme for multi-class traffic quality-of-service (QoS) provisioning in wireless networks. With the proposed scheme, each call is assigned a utility function according to its adaptive characteristics. Depending on the network load the allocated bandwidth of ongoing calls are upgraded or degraded dynamically such that each call receives fair utility. The quantization of utility function by dividing the utility range into a fixed number of equal intervals is a key feature of our proposed utility-fair algorithm. Appropriate call admission control and bandwidth reservation policies are also integrated into the proposed scheme to provide QoS guarantees to the new and handoff calls. Extensive simulation experiments have been conducted to evaluate the performance of the proposed scheme compared with two other existing ones. Results show that our bandwidth adaptation scheme is effective in achieving utility fairness while keeping the call blocking and handoff dropping probabilities substantially low.     

A ratioed channel assignment scheme for initial and handoff calls in mobile cellular systems

In this paper, we present two schemes to improve the call completion probability of initial and handoff calls in mobile cellular systems. All the previous schemes give priority to handoff calls over initial calls to avoid the forced termination of calls in progress. We observe that giving priority to handoff calls would not yield better call completion probability in general. Moreover, the proportion of handoff to initial attempts in service will influence the call completion probability if both handoff and initial calls are queued. Our theoretical analysis and the simulation results both show that the proposed schemes are better than the NPS scheme and the FIFO scheme when the performance is measured in terms of call completion probability.     

支持动态带宽分配的呼叫接入策略

为了适应无线网络对多媒体业务的业务服务质量的需求,论文根据无线网络的多媒体业务特征,提出了一种支持动态带宽分配的无线多媒体业务的呼叫接入策略。通过对该策略进行数学模型分析和数值仿真,结果表明,该策略在小区带宽紧张时,通过降低可变带宽业务的业务带宽,能有效降低用户呼叫阻塞概率和中断概率;在小区带宽有剩余时,可以通过增加可变带宽业务的服务带宽来提高资源利用率。另外,可变带宽业务还能够灵活地借用为越区切换用户预留的带宽资源,充分地利用系统资源。     

Service Adaptability in Multimedia Wireless Networks

Next-generation wireless communication systems aim at supporting wireless multimedia services with different quality-of-service (QoS) and bandwidth requirements. Therefore, effective management of the limited radio resources is important to enhance the network performance. In this paper, we propose a QoS adaptive multimedia service framework for controlling the traffic in multimedia wireless networks (MWN) that enhances the current methods used in cellular environments. The proposed framework is designed to take advantage of the adaptive bandwidth allocation (ABA) algorithm with new calls in order to enhance the system utilization and blocking probability of new calls. The performance of our framework is compared to existing framework in the literature. Simulation results show that our QoS adaptive multimedia service framework outperforms the existing framework in terms of new call blocking probability, handoff call dropping probability, and bandwidth utilization.      

无线多媒体网络中动态越区切换方案

提出了一种基于动态阈值的保护信道(guard channel,简称GC)方案.该方案的目标是使新增连接和切换连接的阻塞率保持一定的比例关系,从而保证连接之间的优先级和公平性,同时优化和改善了越区切换的性能指标:切换连接的阻塞率、新增连接的阻塞率以及系统资源的利用率.此外,算法的自调节特性使系统能够适应负载的动态变化,保证了阻塞率的平稳性.最后,分析与模拟的结果证明了该方案的可行性.     

Predictive channel reservation for handoff prioritization in wireless cellular networks

In wireless cellular networks, a roaming mobile station (MS) is expected to move from one cell to another. In order to ensure that ongoing calls are not dropped while the owner mobile stations roam among cells, handoff calls may be admitted with a higher priority than newly generated calls. Predictive channel reservation (or pre-reservation) schemes allow the reservation of a channel for an ongoing call in an adjacent cell before its owner MS moves into that cell, so that the call is sustained when the MS moves into the adjacent cell. Pre-reservations are made when the MS is within some distance of the new cell boundary. This distance determines the area in which the MS can make channel reservations. In this paper, we study the effect of the pre-reservation area size on handoff performance in wireless cellular networks. Our studies show that if the reserved channels are strictly mapped to the MSs that made the corresponding reservations, as we increase the pre-reservation area size, the system performance (in terms of the probability that the handoff calls are dropped) improves initially. However, beyond a certain point, the performance begins to degrade due to a large number of false reservations. The optimal pre-reservation area size is closely related to the traffic load of the network and the MSs’ mobility pattern (moving speed). We provide an analytical formulation that furthers understanding with regard to the perceived behavior in one-dimensional networks (in which all cells are along a line).With the objective of improving handoff performance and alleviating this sensitivity to the area size, we propose an adaptive channel pre-reservation scheme. Unlike prior pre-reservation methods, the key idea in our scheme is to send a channel pre-reservation request for a possible handoff call to a neighboring cell not only based on the position and orientation of the owner MS, but also as per its speed towards the target cell. The newly proposed scheme uses GPS measurements to determine when channel pre-reservation requests are to be made. Simulation results show that the adaptive channel pre-reservation scheme performs better in all typical scenarios than a previously proposed popular pre-reservation method that does not take mobility into account.     

Optimization for adaptive bandwidth reservation in wireless multimedia networks

In future wireless multimedia networks, user mobility management for seamless connection regarding realtime multimedia applications is one of the most important problems. In this paper we propose an opportunity-cost concept-based approach for adaptive bandwidth reservation with admission control for handover calls utilizing network traffic information. Excessive reservation guarantees low blocking probability of handover calls at the cost of high blocking probability of new calls. According to our survey, however, it may degrade bandwidth utilization while no prioritization for handover admissions degrades quality of service (QoS) for ongoing calls. We consider both QoS assurance and bandwidth utilization in order to optimize the amount of bandwidth to reserve for handover admissions. We believe that our scheme could be utilized as a guideline for cost-effective radio resource allocation in mobile multimedia networks.     

Bandwidth Reservation Using Velocity and Handoff Statistics for Cellular Networks

The percentages of blocking and forced termination rates as parameters representing quality of services （QoS） requirements are presented. The relation between the connection statistics of mobile users in a cell and the handoff number and new call number in next duration in each cell is explored. Based on the relation, statistic reservation tactics are raised. The amount of bandwidth for new calls and handoffs of each cell in next period is determined by using the strategy. Using this method can guarantee the communication system suits mobile connection request dynamic. The QoS parameters： forced termination rate and blocking rate can be maintained steadily though they may change with the offered load, Some numerical experiments demonstrate this is a practical method with affordable overhead.     

WLAN与蜂窝混合网络有效的信道切换策略

针对无线局域网WLAN(Wireless Local Area Network)与蜂窝混合网络,提出一种具有抢占蜂窝网络信道的切换策略。当使用蜂窝信道的终端移入WLAN覆盖区域时,只有在该终端所使用的信道被抢占时,该机制才进行垂直切换以减少因切换造成的时延与丢包;建立了该切换策略的三维马尔可夫模型,分析了WLAN网络的终端数、蜂窝信道的利用率、信道接入请求阻塞率、信道抢占率与信道被抢占率的性能。详细的仿真结果证明了提出的模型的有效性,当WLAN覆盖面积比例为0.2时,信道抢占概率最大;当终端移动速度达到100km/h时,信道被抢占的概率是移动速度为20km/h的3倍;提出的信道切换策略与随机切换策略相比,显著地降低了业务的丢包率与传输时延。     

Adaptive bandwidth reservation and admission control in QoS-sensitive cellular networks

How to keep the probability of hand-off drops within a prespecified limit is a very important quality-of-service (QoS) issue in cellular networks because mobile users should be able to maintain ongoing sessions even during their hand-off from one cell to another. We design and evaluate predictive and adaptive schemes for bandwidth reservation for the hand-offs of ongoing sessions and the admission control of new connections. We first develop a method to estimate user mobility based on an aggregate history of hand-offs observed in each cell. This method is then used to probabilistically predict mobiles' directions and hand-off times in a cell. For each cell, the bandwidth to be reserved for hand-offs is calculated by estimating the total sum of tractional bandwidths of the expected hand-offs within a mobility-estimation time window. Three different admission-control schemes for new connection requests using this bandwidth reservation are proposed. We also consider variations that utilize the path/location information available from the car navigation system or global positioning system. Finally, we evaluate the performance of the proposed schemes extensively to show that they meet our design goal and outperform the static reservation scheme under various scenarios.     

User mobility oriented predictive call admission control and resource reservation for next-generation mobile networks

This paper addresses the problem of resource reservation (RR) and call admission control (CAC) in wireless mobile networks. A new user mobility oriented predictive scheme called PCAC-RR is proposed for call admission control and resource reservation. The main goal is to reduce the call dropping probability and the call blocking probability, and to maximize the bandwidth utilization. By analyzing the previous movements of the mobile users, we generate local and global mobility profiles for mobile users, which are utilized effectively in the prediction of the future path of a mobile user. Extensive simulation is used to study the performance of the proposed technique and to compare its performance with other two techniques: FR-CAT2 and PR-CAT4. Simulation results show that the proposed scheme has a significantly better performance compared to the other two schemes.     

异构分层无线网络中基于业务QoS保证的切换策略研究

针对异构分层无线网络提出了一种保证业务QoS的切换策略。该策略在层间呼叫双向溢出基础上,为实时业务切换设置了保护信道,为非实时业务切换设置了缓冲队列。为了进一步降低实时业务切换的掉线率,还使用了信道侵占技术,原理是实时业务切换呼叫可以侵占数据业务正在使用的信道资源。仿真结果表明,提出的切换方法能够显著降低各类切换业务的掉线率,同时整个异构分层系统的信道利用率也略有提高。