An interference-aware small cell on/off mechanism in hyper dense small cell networks

Li Ping Tung, Li Chun Wang, Kuan Sheng Chen

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Abstract

Small cells have been proposed to improve the signal quality of cell edge users and enhance the serving coverage. But a large number of small cells will cause severe interference and high energy consumption. Hence, green communication is an important issue. The main contribution of this paper is to provide an interference-aware small cell on/off mechanism in a downlink heterogeneous network system to reduce inter-cell interference in the sense of energy saving. Two criteria for the small cell on/off mechanism are proposed; one is based on the generated interference (GI) and the other is based on the signal to generated interference ratio (SGIR). In addition, two selection rules are provided; one is the exhaustive search (ES) method and the other is the one time (OT) method. In hyper dense small cells deployment scenario, our interference-aware small cell on/off mechanism can efficiently reduce inter-cell interference to maximize the total network energy efficiency. Compare to the traditional UE-cell association approach, our method provide 47.38% improvement at λbu = 0.4 and 61.44% improvement at λbu = 0.6.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2017 International Conference on Computing, Networking and Communications, ICNC 2017
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages767-771
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9781509045884
DOIs
StatePublished - 10 Mar 2017
Event2017 International Conference on Computing, Networking and Communications, ICNC 2017 - Silicon Valley, United States
Duration: 26 Jan 201729 Jan 2017

Publication series

Name2017 International Conference on Computing, Networking and Communications, ICNC 2017

Conference

Conference2017 International Conference on Computing, Networking and Communications, ICNC 2017
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySilicon Valley
Period26/01/1729/01/17

Keywords

  • energy saving
  • inter-cell interference
  • sleep strategy
  • small cell

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