A Scheduling Algorithm for Minimizing the Packet Error Probability in Clusterized TDMA Networks

We consider clustered wireless networks, where transceivers in a cluster use a time-slotted mechanism (TDMA) to access a wireless channel that is shared among several clusters. An approximate expression for the packet-loss probability is derived for networks with one or more mutually interfering clu...

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Những tác giả chính: Arash T. Toyserkani, Mats Rydström, Erik G. Ström, Arne Svensson
Định dạng: Bài viết
Ngôn ngữ:English
Được phát hành: SpringerOpen 2009-01-01
Loạt:EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking
Truy cập trực tuyến:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/804621
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Tóm tắt:We consider clustered wireless networks, where transceivers in a cluster use a time-slotted mechanism (TDMA) to access a wireless channel that is shared among several clusters. An approximate expression for the packet-loss probability is derived for networks with one or more mutually interfering clusters in Rayleigh fading environments, and the approximation is shown to be good for relevant scenarios. We then present a scheduling algorithm, based on Lagrangian duality, that exploits the derived packet-loss model in an attempt to minimize the average packet-loss probability in the network. Computer simulations of the proposed scheduling algorithm show that a significant increase in network throughput can be achieved compared to uncoordinated scheduling. Empirical trials also indicate that the proposed optimization algorithm almost always converges to an optimal schedule with a reasonable number of iterations. Thus, the proposed algorithm can also be used for bench-marking suboptimal scheduling algorithms.
số ISSN:1687-1472
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