Adaptive subcarrier allocation and bit loading for voice/data transmission in multiuser OFDM systems

A new algorithm of adaptive subcarrier allocation and bit loading (A‐SABL) is proposed for simultaneous voice and data transmission in multiuser OFDM systems. The algorithm takes advantage of the frequency diversity and the voice/data transmission requirements to dynamically assign the number of subcarriers and bits/per symbol on each subcarrier for each user in a single cell. Due to the strict delay requirement of voice service, the subcarriers with low channel gains are assigned for voice transmission with a small number of bits per symbol to guarantee its required bit‐error‐rate (BER) and transmission rate. Based on the remaining subcarriers with high channel gains and the transmission power, the throughput of data transmission is then maximized by loading as many bits as possible on each subcarrier to achieve the required transmission bit rate and BER. Theoretical analysis and simulation on the proposed algorithm show that a better performance is obtained than previously reported schemes. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

OFDM-UWB系统基于用户速率的多用户动态资源分配算法

在原有动态资源分配算法基础上,提出了一种基于用户速率需求的动态资源分配算法。该算法在满足用户数据速率需求和服务质量要求(QoS)的前提下,以用户公平性为原则,分步执行子载波和比特分配来降低系统总的发射功率。首先,通过比较不同子载波对用户速率的影响,引入速率影响因子,对子载波进行分配;然后为每个用户子载波分配比特,并根据用户速率需求进行比特调整。为了进一步降低系统的复杂度,提出了一种通过子载波分组来完成子载波比特分配的方法。仿真结果表明,该算法能够降低系统功耗、误码率和系统复杂度。     

Adaptive Power and Bit Allocation in Multicarrier Systems

We present two adaptive power and bit allocation algorithms for multicarrier systems in a frequency selective fading environment. One algorithm allocstes bit based on maximizing the channel capacity, another allocates bit based on minimizing the bit-error-rate （BER）. Two algorithms allocate power based on minimizing the BER. Results show that the proposed algorithms are more effective than Fischer＇s algorithm at low average signal-to-noise ration （SNR）. This indicates that our algorithms can achieve high spectral efficiency and high communication reliability during bad channel state. Results also denote the bit and power allocation of each algorithm and effects of the number of subcarriers on the BER performance.     

多用户OFDM系统中子载波比特分配算法

针对多用户OFDM系统中的功率优化问题,提出了一种新的子载波、比特分配算法。利用匈牙利算法对子载波进行初始分配,然后根据信道的状态信息为每个子载波动态地分配比特,最后对分配的结果作进一步调整,直到发射总功率不再减小为止。仿真结果表明,调整后的结果比原有方法有所改善,在满足传输速率和误码率要求的条件下,有效地降低了系统发射总功率。     

自适应比特分配算法在高速遥测系统中的应用

提出了一种简单、快速的正交频分复用(OFDM)系统的自适应调制算法。该算法在子信道分配已经完成的前提下,通过信道参数的估计,动态地分配子信道上的比特和功率,使得发送的每个符号的总比特数最大,从而提高信道的利用率及数据传输速率,满足了高速遥测系统所要求的传输速率及误码率。仿真结果表明,与等比特分配算法相比,本自适应比特分配算法相对简单,降低了系统的传输功率,其误码率性能明显好于等比特分配算法。     

认知无线电下行链路中的OFDMA资源分配算法

摘 要： 本文提出一种适用于下行认知无线电系统的正交频分多址接入资源分配算法,在总发射功率、误比特率和对授权用户的干扰受限的条件下最大化系统信息传输速率.本算法分两步实现：首先通过比较各认知用户在各子载波上单位信号发送条件下接收信号的信干噪比实现子载波分配;然后利用凸优化理论求解非负实数域内的比特数和功率值的最优解,并将其调整为符合实际系统需要的比特数和功率值,实现比特和功率分配.仿真结果表明,相比传统的基于频谱空洞的资源分配算法,本算法可以提供显著的系统信息传输速率增益.     

A Radio Resource Management Framework for Multi-User Multi-Cell OFDMA Networks Based on Game Theory

This work proposes a radio resource management framework employing game theoretic concepts for orthogonal frequency division multiple access, the most prevalent multiple access technique for the next generation wireless networks. The subcarrier allocation problem is encountered as a combinatorial auction, where the base station auctions the subcarriers and the users bid for and buy bundles of subcarriers, aiming at minimising their required transmit power. Subsequently, each allocated subcarrier is loaded with a number of bits, decided by each user independently, and the power control process is set up as a non-cooperative game. Each user responds to the interference sensed in his environment and, through a best responses process, the game converges to the unique, Pareto optimal, Nash equilibrium. In order to guarantee convergence, a limit is imposed to the maximum modulation level for each subcarrier. Simulation results show that the auction algorithm follows closely the performance of the optimal algorithm, whereas it is of lower computational complexity and requires less feedback information. Similarly, the proposed distributed bit loading and power control scheme achieves lower transmit power per offered bit rate unit. However, the distributed nature of the algorithm results in lower total offered bit rate, because of the partial knowledge and exploitation of channel state information.     

Multiuser OFDM with adaptive subcarrier, bit, and power allocation

Multiuser orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) with adaptive multiuser subcarrier allocation and adaptive modulation is considered. Assuming knowledge of the instantaneous channel gains for all users, we propose a multiuser OFDM subcarrier, bit, and power allocation algorithm to minimize the total transmit power. This is done by assigning each user a set of subcarriers and by determining the number of bits and the transmit power level for each subcarrier. We obtain the performance of our proposed algorithm in a multiuser frequency selective fading environment for various time delay spread values and various numbers of users. The results show that our proposed algorithm outperforms multiuser OFDM systems with static time-division multiple access (TDMA) or frequency-division multiple access (FDMA) techniques which employ fixed and predetermined time-slot or subcarrier allocation schemes. We have also quantified the improvement in terms of the overall required transmit power, the bit-error rate (BER), or the area of coverage for a given outage probability     

An Efficient Adaptive Modulation Scheme for Wireless OFDM Systems

An adaptive modulation scheme is presented for multiuser orthogonal frequency‐division multiplexing systems. The aim of the scheme is to minimize the total transmit power with a constraint on the transmission rate for users, assuming knowledge of the instantaneous channel gains for all users using a combined bit‐loading and subcarrier allocation algorithm. The subcarrier allocation algorithm identifies the appropriate assignment of subcarriers to the users, while the bit‐loading algorithm determines the number of bits given to each subcarrier. The proposed bit‐loading algorithm is derived from the geometric progression of the additional transmission power required by the subcarriers and the arithmetic‐geometric means inequality. This algorithm has a simple procedure and low computational complexity. A heuristic approach is also used for the subcarrier allocation algorithm, providing a trade‐off between complexity and performance. Numerical results demonstrate that the proposed algorithms provide comparable performance with existing algorithms with low computational cost.     

Adaptive power loading based on unequal-ber strategy for OFDM systems

An adaptive power loading algorithm with uniform (nonadaptive) bit allocation is proposed for constant data rate OFDM systems in this letter. This algorithm aims to minimize the transmit power while guaranteeing the target mean bit error rate (BER). The power loading is based on the Unequal-BER (UBER) strategy which permits unequal mean BERs on different subcarriers. The closed-form expressions for optimal BER and power distributions are derived. Simulation results indicate the superiority of the proposed algorithm.     

Computationally efficient bandwidth allocation and power control for OFDMA

The paper studies the problem of finding an optimal subcarrier and power allocation strategy for downlink communication to multiple users in an orthogonal-frequency-division multiplexing-based wireless system. The problem of minimizing total power consumption with constraints on bit-error rate and transmission rate for users requiring different classes of service is formulated and simple algorithms with good performance are derived. The problem of joint allocation is divided into two steps. In the first step, the number of subcarriers that each user gets is determined based on the users' average signal-to-noise ratio. The algorithm is shown to find the distribution of subcarriers that minimizes the total power required when every user experiences a flat-fading channel. In the second stage of the algorithm, it finds the best assignment of subcarriers to users. Two different approaches are presented, the rate-craving greedy algorithm and the amplitude-craving greedy algorithm. A single cell with one base station and many mobile stations is considered. Numerical results demonstrate that the proposed low complexity algorithms offer comparable performance with an existing iterative algorithm.     

下行多用户CoMP系统资源分配算法

针对下行多用户多点协作传输系统(MU-CoMP)边值自适应(MA)的问题,提出了一种快速资源分配算法。该算法首先根据用户的速率要求及平均信道增益估计出每个用户需要的子载波数目,在此基础上设计合理的子载波分配算法进行子载波分配,通过预判并且剔除不适合传输数据的较差空间子信道实现快速比特加载。仿真结果表明,所提算法在满足用户最低速率和误码率要求的前提下有效地降低了总发射功率,以较低的复杂度获得了接近最优算法的性能。     

A Fast Subcarrier, Bit, and Power Allocation Algorithm for Multiuser OFDM-Based Systems

In this paper, we propose a real-time subcarrier, bit, and power allocation algorithm for orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing-based multiuser communication systems in downlink transmission. Assuming that base stations know the channel gains of all subcarriers of all users, the proposed loading algorithm tries to minimize the required transmit power while satisfying the rate requirement and data error rate constraint of each user. The novel algorithm simultaneously determines subcarrier, bit, and power allocation by enhancing the suboptimal algorithm by Wong while having the same computational complexity. The proposed scheme offers better performance in terms of transmit power than that of Wong , as demonstrated in the simulation results, whereas the performance of the scheme in Wong was close to that of the optimal solution.     

改进的多用户OFDM系统子载波和比特分配算法

针对多用户正交频分复用（OFDM）系统资源分配问题,提出了一种改进的基于边缘自适应（MA）准则的子载波和比特分配算法。在采用比例公平准则为每个用户分配子载波集合基础上,以用户速率最大者-最小者（Max-Min）子载波交换为原则进行子载波调整,使用户功率递减同时兼顾用户的公平性;通过对信道状态信息进行判断,利用贪婪算法将用户子载波分配的比特取整,以实现系统功率最小化。实验结果表明,本文提出的改进次优算法的计算复杂度较传统分步算法稍高,但仍远低于最优算法,其系统性能得以提升,且接近最优算法。     

Capacity enhancement of a multi-user OFDM system using dynamic frequency allocation

A dynamic subcarrier allocation algorithm is developed and studied in order to improve the capacity of a multi-user OFDM system in the downlink environment. The proposed algorithm uses a decentralized approach and considers the instantaneous channel response of each user in parallel. In order to reduce the complexity of the system, the available subcarriers are divided into a number of partitions and the algorithm attempts to allocate the partition with the highest average channel gain to each user. However, situations may arise whereby two or more users attempt to select the same partition. As such, an important aspect of the algorithm is to resolve such conflicts. Based on the above allocation plan, adaptive modulation is employed for each user on the allocated partitions. The results obtained show that the proposed dynamic allocation scheme outperforms a static allocation scheme in terms of a lower BER and a higher system capacity for the same SNR. In addition, it is possible to obtain performance improvements at the expense of an increase in the system complexity by dividing the subcarriers into a larger number of partitions.     

Research on the low complexity adaptive power allocation algorithm in cooperative systems

Cooperative diversity is a new technology to improve bit error rate(BER)performance in wireless communications.A new power allocation algorithm to improve BER performance in cellular uplink has been proposed in this paper.Some existing power allocation schemes were proposed for the purpose of maximizing the channel capacity or minimizing the outage probability.Different from these schemes,the proposed algorithm aims at minimizing the BER of the systems under the constraint of total transmission power.Besides this characteristic,the proposed algorithm can realize a low complexity real-time power allocation according to the fluctuation of channels.Simulation results show that the proposed algorithm can decrease the BER performance of the systems effectively.     

多用户OFDM系统的次最优分配算法

本文提出了一种多用户OFDM系统中次最优的自适应载波、比特和能量分配算法。此算法利用各子载波的瞬时特性,在保证各个用户服务质量(QoS)的前提下,通过合理地分配子载波并调整各个子载波调制等级,达到降低总发射功率的目的。该算法相对于最优算法具有简单、公平、高效的特点。仿真实验表明,该算法的性能接近最优算法。     

正交多用户短参考高速差分混沌键控通信系统

针对传统多用户短参考混沌移位键控通信系统传输速率和能量效率低的问题,该文提出了一种正交多用户高速短参考差分混沌移位键控(OMU-SRHR-DCSK)通信系统。系统将参考信号长度缩短为每个数据信号长度的1/P,通过增加两路连续的信息时隙来传输多个用户信息比特,通过希尔伯特变换在每个信息时隙多传输N个用户信息比特,极大地提高了系统的数据传输速率。将希尔伯特变换和Walsh码相结合完全消除了用户间干扰,改善了误码率性能。推导了OMU-SRHR-DCSK系统在加性高斯白噪声(AWGN)信道和多径瑞利衰落信道(RFC)中的比特误码率(BER)公式并进行了实验验证。在两种信道下的仿真值和理论推导值均相等,验证了理论推导的正确性。该系统的传输速率相对于传统多用户短参考系统的传输速率有极大提升,传输比特数相同的条件下系统的误码性能明显优于传统多用户短参考系统,证明了该系统具有优异的实用价值,并为其应用于实际中提供了良好的理论支撑。     

Adaptive resource allocation for multicast orthogonal frequency division multiple access systems with guaranteed BER and rate

In this paper, we propose a resource allocation scheme to minimize transmit power for multicast orthogonal frequency division multiple access systems. The proposed scheme allows users to have different symbol error rate (SER) across subcarriers and guarantees an average bit error rate and transmission rate for all users. We first provide an algorithm to determine the optimal bits and target SER on subcarriers. Because the worst‐case complexity of the optimal algorithm is exponential, we further propose a suboptimal algorithm that separately assigns bit and adjusts SER with a lower complexity. Numerical results show that the proposed algorithm can effectively improve the performance of multicast orthogonal frequency division multiple access systems and that the performance of the suboptimal algorithm is close to that of the optimal one. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

协作多基站多用户MIMO系统中有限反馈比特分配方案

For the cooperative multi-cell systems with multi-user MIMO, a new limited feedback bit allocation scheme is proposed to minimize the rate loss caused by quantization error. In the proposed scheme, the Channel State Information (CSI) feedback of cell-edge user for the local service cell and the adjacent interference cell are separately quantized. Based on the upper bound of the rate loss of cell-edge user due to the limited feedback, the number of feedback bits for quantized CSI of the local service cell and the adjacent cell are optimized with the fixed total bits of the limited feedback. The simulation shows that our proposed scheme of feedback bits allocation efficiently decreases the interference and increases the rate of systems compared with that of equal bits allocation and those of other allocations .