Channel Estimation for Full-Duplex Relay Transmission in Cloud Radio Access Networks

Relay in full-duplex(FD) mode can achieve higher spectrum efficiency than that in half-duplex mode,while it is crucial to suppress relay self-interference to ensure transmission quality which requires instantaneous channel state information(CSI). In this paper,the channel estimation issue in FD amplify-andforward relay networks is considered,where the training-based estimation technique is adopted. Firstly,the least square(LS) estimation is implemented to obtain composite channel coefficients of source-relay-destination(SRD) channel and relay loop-interference(LI) channel in order to assist destination in performing data detection. Secondly,both LS and maximum likelihood estimation methods are utilized to perform individual channel estimation aiming at supporting successive interference cancelation at destination. Finally,simulation results demonstrate the effectiveness of both composite and individual channel estimation,and the presented ML method can achieve lower MSEs than LS solution.

Semi-Blind Pilot-Aided Channel Estimation in Uplink Cloud Radio Access Networks

In this paper,a quasi-Newton method for semi-blind estimation is derived for channel estimation in uplink cloud radio access networks(C-RANs).Different from traditional pilot-aided estimation,semi-blind estimation utilizes the unknown data symbols in addition to the known pilot symbols to estimate the channel.An initial channel state information(CSI) obtained by least-squared(LS) estimation is needed in semi-blind estimation.BFGS(Brayben,Fletcher,Goldfarb and Shanno) algorithm,which employs data as well as pilot symbols,estimates the CSI though solving the problem provided by maximum-likelihood(ML) principle.In addition,mean-square-error(MSE) used to evaluate the estimation performance can be further minimized with an optimal pilot design.Simulation results show that the semi-blind estimation achieves a significant improvement in terms of MSE performance over the conventional LS estimation by utilizing data symbols instead of increasing the number of pilot symbols,which demonstrates the estimation accuracy and spectral efficiency are both improved by semiblind estimation for C-RANs.

Performance Analysis in Cloud Radio Access Networks:User-Centralized Coordination Approach

The cloud radio access network(C-RAN) has recently been proposed as an important component of the next generation wireless networks providing opportunities for improving both spectral and energy effi ciencies. The performance of this network structure is however constrained by severe inter-cell interference due to the limited capacity of fronthaul between the radio remote heads(RRH) and the base band unit(BBU) pool. To achieve performance improvement taking full advantage of centralized processing capabilities of C-RANs,a set of RRHs can jointly transmit data to the same UE for improved spectral effi ciency. In this paper,a user centralized joint coordinated transmission(UC-JCT) scheme is put forth to investigate the downlink performance of C-RANs. The most important benefit the proposed strategy is the ability to translate what would have been the most dominant interfering sources to usable signal leading to a signifi cantly improved performance. Stochastic geometry is utilized to model the randomness of RRH location and provides a reliable performance analysis. We derive an analytical expression for the closed integral form of the coverage probability of a typical UE. Simulation results confirm the accuracy of our analysis and demonstrate that significant performance gain can be achieved from the proposed coordination schemes.

On Minimizing Delay with Probabilistic Splitting of Traffic Flow in Heterogeneous Wireless Networks

In the paper,we propose a framework to investigate how to effectively perform traffic flow splitting in heterogeneous wireless networks from a queue point.The average packet delay in heterogeneous wireless networks is derived in a probabilistic manner.The basic idea can be understood via treating the integrated heterogeneous wireless networks as different coupled and parallel queuing systems.The integrated network performance can approach that of one queue with maximal the multiplexing gain.For the purpose of illustrating the effectively of our proposed model,the Cellular/WLAN interworking is exploited.To minimize the average delay,a heuristic search algorithm is used to get the optimal probability of splitting traffic flow.Further,a Markov process is applied to evaluate the performance of the proposed scheme and compare with that of selecting the best network to access in terms of packet mean delay and blocking probability.Numerical results illustrate our proposed framework is effective and the flow splitting transmission can obtain more performance gain in heterogeneous wireless networks.

Comparison of Vertical Handover Decision-Based Techniques in Heterogeneous Networks

Industry leaders are currently setting out standards for 5G networks projected for 2020 or even sooner. Future generation networks will be heterogeneous in nature as no single network type will be capable of optimally meeting all the rapid changes in customer demands. With the advent of multi-homed devices and heterogeneous network (HetNet) solution, great concerns arise in the processes involved for successful handover. Active calls that get dropped or cases of poor quality of service experienced by mobile users can be attributed to the phenomenon of delayed handover (HO) or an outright case of an unsuccessful handover procedure. This work compares multiple criteria handover basis to its traditional single relative signal strength (RSS) base counterpart. It analyses the performance of a fuzzy-based VHO algorithm scheme in a Wi-Fi, WiMAX, UMTS and LTE integrated network using OMNeT++ event simulator. The loose coupling network architecture is adopted and simulation results analysed for the two major categories of handover;the multiple and single criteria. Results obtained show a better overall throughput, better call dropped rate and shorter handover time for the multiple criteria based decision method as compared to the single criteria based technique. This work also highlights current research trends, challenges of seamless handover and initiatives for Next Generation HetNet.

H-CRAN中IRS辅助的D2D系统资源分配与RCG波束成形优化

以异构云无线电接入网(heterogeneous cloud radio access network,H-CRAN)中智能反射面(intelli‐gent reflecting surface,IRS)辅助的端到端(device-to-device,D2D)通信系统为背景,研究了该系统中以和速率最大化为目标的资源分配与黎曼共轭梯度(Riemannian conjugate gradient,RCG)波束成形优化方法。以最大化系统和速率为优化目标,构造子信道复用系数、发射功率门限以及IRS反射系数模约束等多约束优化问题。对于该非线性混合整数规划问题,提出了一种基于相对信道强度的延迟接受算法,以获得信道复用系数。随后将目标优化问题分解为两个子问题进行交替优化。对于发射功率优化子问题,使用逐次凸逼近(successive convex approximation,SCA)方法进行求解。对于IRS波束成形子问题,将IRS相移约束转化为复圆流形后,采用RCG算法进行求解。仿真结果表明,当IRS反射阵源数为50、基站最大发射功率为46 dBm时,与现有信道分配方案和随机信道分配方案相比,所提信道分配方案的和速率性能分别提高了5.2 bit/(s·Hz)和14.6 bit/(s·Hz)。与无IRS通信场景相比,部署IRS的和速率性能显著提高约31.2 bit/(s·Hz)。

Ambient Networks项目及其关键技术

随着无线通信技术的不断发展,多接入技术、不同运营商和多样化终端共存的局面使得传统的无线通信格局面临困境,异构网络融合成为未来网络发展的必然趋势。欧盟项目Ambient Networks对异构网络融合进行了深入的研究。Ambient Net-works提出了Ambient控制平面(ACS)来支持动态的、分布式的、自管理和自维护的异构网络管理;通过多无线接入结构(MRA)充分利用多种接入技术并存带来的优势,为用户提供总是处于最佳连接的服务。

Genetic approach for Cell-by-Cell dynamic spectrum allocation in the heterogeneous scenario

In this paper,a genetic algorithm (GA) is investigated to deal with cell-by-cell dynamic spectrumallocation (DSA) in the heterogeneous scenario with temporal and spatial traffic demand changes,whichis also known as a difficult combinatorial optimization problem.A new two-dimensional chromosome encodingscheme is defined according to characteristics of the heterogeneous scenario,which prevents forminginvalid solutions during the genetic operation and enables much faster convergence.A novel randomcoloring gene generation function is presented which is the basic operation for initialization and mutationin the genetic algorithm.Simulative comparison demonstrates that the proposed GA-based cell-by-cellDSA outperforms the conventional contiguous DSA scheme both in terms of spectral efficiency gain andquality of service (QoS) satisfaction.

Beamforming and fronthaul compression design for intelligent reflecting surface aided cloud radio access networks

Owing to the inherent central information processing and resource management ability,the cloud radio access network(C-RAN)is a promising network structure for an intelligent and simplified sixth-generation(6G)wireless network.Nevertheless,to further enhance the capacity and coverage,more radio remote heads(RRHs)as well as high-fidelity and low-latency fronthaul links are required,which may lead to high implementation cost.To address this issue,we propose to exploit the intelligent reflecting surface(IRS)as an alternative way to enhance the C-RAN,which is a low-cost and energy-efficient option.Specifically,we consider the uplink transmission where multi-antenna users communicate with the baseband unit(BBU)pool through multi-antenna RRHs and multiple IRSs are deployed between the users and RRHs.RRHs can conduct either point-to-point(P2P)compression or Wyner-Ziv coding to compress the received signals,which are then forwarded to the BBU pool through fronthaul links.We investigate the joint design and optimization of user transmit beamformers,IRS passive beamformers,and fronthaul compression noise covariance matrices to maximize the uplink sum rate subject to fronthaul capacity constraints under P2P compression and Wyner-Ziv coding.By exploiting the Arimoto-Blahut algorithm and semi-definite relaxation(SDR),we propose a successive convex approximation approach to solve non-convex problems,and two iterative algorithms corresponding to P2P compression and Wyner-Ziv coding are provided.Numerical results verify the performance gain brought about by deploying IRS in C-RAN and the superiority of the proposed joint design.

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。

边缘增强H-CRAN中能耗感知的资源分配机制

针对目前移动边缘计算增强异构云无线接入网中的设备能耗高、资源利用率低以及用户服务质量恶化等不足之处,从频谱资源与计算资源的角度出发,提出了一种基于能耗感知的通信与计算资源分配机制。首先将网络吞吐量作为收入,能耗作为成本支出,建立起了服务提供商视角的利润模型框架。为了避免由于资源分配不均导致的边缘服务器资源浪费或过载,首先通过分析用户到来的各项服务请求,并利用稀疏矩阵算法合理分配频谱资源使网络吞吐量得到提升,而针对计算资源则设计了一种启发式算法,以确定用户关联和用户计算资源需求量,使每个边缘服务器都能得到充分利用;并基于资源利用的结果并结合考虑光纤前传链路容量约束,可以动态部署移动边缘计算服务器于宏基站或者远端射频头处以降低设备开销。针对不同参数指标与一天不同时刻服务请求情况的仿真结果表明,所提机制能有效地提高网络吞吐量、减少网络能耗并降低光纤前传链路的阻塞概率,相较于其他算法在各项指标上均有显著提升。

智能反射面辅助OFDMA云接入网的资源分配方法

本文研究了智能反射面(IRS)辅助OFDMA(Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access,正交频分多址接入)云无线接入网(C-RAN)的下行链路传输系统,其中基带处理单元(BBU)池通过多个远端射频头(RRH)与多个用户进行通信.RRH到用户的接入链路采用OFDMA接入技术.对于BBU池到RRH,采用无线前传链路,并且部署多个IRS以增强链路传输能力.在BBU池和每个RRH发射功率约束下,本文提出通过联合优化前传链路和接入链路资源配置使下行用户和速率最大化.由于该资源配置问题是非凸的,首先采用连续凸逼近(SCA)对目标以及约束条件进行转换.其次,将转换后的问题拆分成三个子问题来交替性求解.最后,计算机仿真结果显示了所提出的联合资源分配方法与其他基准方案相比具有显著的传输性能增益.

一种通用的Beyond 3G Multi-Radio接入架构

下一代移动通信网(Beyond 3G)是多种无线接入(Multi-Radio)共存的融合网络.如何有效集成异构无线网络,优化使用全部的无线资源是B3G研究领域内关键课题之一.在分析目前多种异构无线网络整合方案的基础上,借鉴欧洲IST 6th框架中Multi-Radio接入架构的基本思想,考虑在链路层实现异构无线网络之间的整合,从而提出一种通用B3G Multi-Radio接入架构模型,该模型可以无缝融合多种无线接入技术、有效利用全网无线资源.

Mobility Management in Small Cell Cluster of Cellular Network

The installation of small cells in a 5G network extends the maximum coverage and provides high availability.However,this approach increases the handover overhead in the Core Network(CN)due to frequent handoffs.The variation of user density and movement inside a region of small cells also increases the handover overhead in CN.However,the present 5G system cannot reduce the handover overhead in CN under such circumstances because it relies on a traditionally rigid and complex hierarchical sequence for a handover procedure.Recently,Not Only Stack(NO Stack)architecture has been introduced for Radio Access Network(RAN)to reduce the signaling during handover.This paper proposes a system based on NO Stack architecture and solves the aforementioned problem by adding a dedicated local mobility controller to the edge cloud for each cluster.The dedicated cluster controller manages the user mobility locally inside a cluster and also maintains the forwarding data of a mobile user locally.To reduce the latency for X2-based handover requests,an edge cloud infrastructure has been also developed to provide high-computing for dedicated controllers at the edge of a cellular network.The proposed system is also compared with the traditional 3GPP architecture and other works in the context of overhead and delay caused by X2-based handover requests during user mobility.Simulated results show that the inclusion of a dedicated local controller for small clusters together with the implementation of NO Stack framework reduces the significant amount of overhead of X2-based handover requests at CN.

一种优化云无线接入网络资源分配算法

在云接入网络(cloud radio access network,C-RAN)中,设备至设备(device-to-device,D2D)通信共享蜂窝用户的资源,提高了频谱利用率。但是资源共享也引入干扰问题,降低了网络的和速率。提出基于教学优化法的资源分配算法(teacher learner based optimization-resource allocation,TLRA)。TLRA算法在分配资源时,考虑了干扰问题,并以蜂窝用户端的干扰不高于预定阈值为约束条件,建立目标问题。利用教学优化法求解目标问题,获取最优的资源分配策略。性能分析表明,提出的TLRA算法提高了系统和速率,Jain公平指数接近0.8。

Stackelberg-based dynamic incentive pricing algorithm in heterogeneous ubiquitous network

A challenge in the convergence of heterogeneous networks is how to combine the ubiquitous resources and provide the diversified individual services. This paper designs a market model for aggregating reconfiguration in heterogeneous networks based on the tradeoff between resource allocation and consumers＇ requirement. To unify the benefits of operators and consumers, a novel Stackelberg-based dynamic incentive pricing algorithm is proposed. The results of the theoretical analysis and simulation demonstrate that the proposed strategy provides incentive for cooperation by means of appropriate resource allocation, and improves the utilization of network resources, thereby effectively realizing the optimization of the whole network performance.

云无线接入网络中的非正交多址接入技术研究

从云无线接入网络(Cloud Radio Access Network,C-RAN)与非正交多址接入(Non-Orthgonal Multiple Access,NOMA)技术的概念着手,建立C-RAN下的NOMA模型,完成C-RAN架构内运用NOMA技术传输的中断理论分析工作。基于拉普拉斯变换等推导出用户中断率对应的闭式表达式,通过仿真模拟证实了理论推导的精准度,阐明了NOMA技术用在C-RAN架构中的优越性,值得推广。

C-RAN:面向绿色的未来无线接入网演进

在高速发展的移动业务和日趋激烈的竞争环境下,移动运营商面临着多方面的挑战:高额的能耗、高涨的建设和运维成本、紧张的频谱资源、快速增长的业务流量以及日趋严峻的成本压力。为解决这些挑战并追求未来可持续的增长,根据现网条件和技术进步的趋势,提出了面向绿色演进的新型无线接入网构架C-RAN。C-RAN是基于集中化处理(Centralized),协作式无线电(Cooperative Radio)和实时云计算构架(Real-time Cloud Infrastructure)的无线接入网构架,集中式基带处理可以大大减少覆盖同样区域所需基站的数量;面向协作的无线远端模块和天线可以提高系统频谱效率;基于开放平台的实时云型基础设施和基站虚拟化技术可以降低成本,共享处理资源,减少能源消耗,提高基础设施利用率。这些特点能够很好地解决移动运营商所面临的上述挑战,并满足营收和未来移动互联网业务同步发展要求。

异构无线分组网络中的接入选择机制

传统多接入选择(Multi-Radio Access Selection)方法只针对话音业务,在设计中仅仅考虑已接入用户数及系统容量,由于未将"分组级"信息考虑在内而不适用于无线分组网络。提出了一种新的异构无线分组网络中的接入选择算法,分组业务在多接入选择时考虑了实时、非实时的不同QoS要求和链路自适应机制(链路层重传及自适应调制编码);用户接入后,在保证其QoS的基础上,同时达到不同网络间负载均衡的目的。基于OPNET Modeler的动态仿真对算法性能进行了仿真评估,并与传统的最小用户数和最小路径损耗多接入选择方法在保证业务QoS和负载均衡性能方面进行了比较。

基于集中式接入网架构的异构无线网络资源管理技术研究

未来无线通信网络将是一个多种无线接入方式共存的异构网络,如何实现异构网络在频谱、软硬件资源等方面的融合是一个亟需解决的问题。现有方案受限于不同网络独立部署的架构,无法真正实现异构网络资源的融合。针对该问题,提出了一种新型的基于集中式接入网架构的异构网络融合平台,可以在集中式资源池基础上进行异构网络间处理资源及无线资源的共享与统一管理。基于该平台,进一步阐述了异构网络资源管理的关键技术,包括基站资源虚拟化、处理资源按需分配、动态频谱共享、网络覆盖优化及性能分析验证方法等,为未来异构网络融合研究提供了一种可行的方案。