5th International ICST Symposium on Modeling and Optimization in Mobile, Ad Hoc, and Wireless Networks

Research Article

Optimal Resource Sharing for Integration of Unicast and Multicast Data on TDM Radio Channels

  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.1109/WIOPT.2007.4480043,
        author={Vladimir Vukadinovic and Gunnar Karlsson},
        title={Optimal Resource Sharing for Integration of Unicast and Multicast Data on TDM Radio Channels},
        proceedings={5th International ICST Symposium on Modeling and Optimization in Mobile, Ad Hoc, and Wireless Networks},
        publisher={IEEE},
        proceedings_a={WIOPT},
        year={2008},
        month={3},
        keywords={HSDPA  MBMS  multicast  resource sharing  video streaming},
        doi={10.1109/WIOPT.2007.4480043}
    }
    
  • Vladimir Vukadinovic
    Gunnar Karlsson
    Year: 2008
    Optimal Resource Sharing for Integration of Unicast and Multicast Data on TDM Radio Channels
    WIOPT
    IEEE
    DOI: 10.1109/WIOPT.2007.4480043
Vladimir Vukadinovic1,*, Gunnar Karlsson1,*
  • 1: Laboratory for Communication Networks KTH, Royal Institute of Technology 10044 Stockholm, Sweden
*Contact email: vvuk@ee.kth.se, gk@ee.kth.se

Abstract

Future integration of multicast and unicast data on time-slotted radio channels will require efficient resource sharing mechanisms. These mechanisms need to be optimized to provide the best possible performance for the users. In this paper, we consider the case where members of a video streaming multicast group share the common resources with unicast users on a HSDPA-like TDM channel. We define performance metrics and derive a system model to study the user performance for various resource allocations under fairness constraints. Our results show that the performance gains of resource-optimal multicast could be substantial and should be exploited in practical scheduling schemes.