Network Capacity Enhancement in HetNets Using Incentivized Offloading Mechanism

This paper investigates distributed algorithms for joint power allocation and user association in heterogeneous networks. We propose auction-based algorithms for offloading macrocell users (<italic>MUs</italic>) from the macrocell base station to privately owned small-cell access points...

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Main Authors: Bokamoso Basutli, Joseph M. Chuma, Sangarapillai Lambotharan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IEEE 2018-01-01
Series:IEEE Access
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Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8411431/