ChinaCom2008-Wireless Communications and Networking Symposium

Research Article

A Downlink Radio Resource Allocation Algorithm with Fractional Frequency Reuse and Guaranteed Diverse QoS for Multi-Cell WiMAX System

  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.1109/CHINACOM.2008.4685023,
        author={Yingjie Qi and Xiaofeng Zhong and Jing Wang},
        title={A Downlink Radio Resource Allocation Algorithm with Fractional Frequency Reuse and Guaranteed Diverse QoS for Multi-Cell WiMAX System},
        proceedings={ChinaCom2008-Wireless Communications and Networking Symposium},
        publisher={IEEE},
        proceedings_a={CHINACOM2008-WCN},
        year={2008},
        month={11},
        keywords={WiMAX OFDMA sub-channel Qos},
        doi={10.1109/CHINACOM.2008.4685023}
    }
    
  • Yingjie Qi
    Xiaofeng Zhong
    Jing Wang
    Year: 2008
    A Downlink Radio Resource Allocation Algorithm with Fractional Frequency Reuse and Guaranteed Diverse QoS for Multi-Cell WiMAX System
    CHINACOM2008-WCN
    IEEE
    DOI: 10.1109/CHINACOM.2008.4685023
Yingjie Qi1,*, Xiaofeng Zhong1, Jing Wang1
  • 1: State Key Laboratory on Microwave and Digital Communications Tsinghua National Laboratory for Information Science and Technology Department of Electronic Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
*Contact email: qiyj2002@gmail.com

Abstract

A cross-layer resource allocation algorithm with fractional frequency reuse and guaranteed diverse QoS is proposed for WiMAX system, where dynamic resource allocation is implemented at both radio network controller (RNC) and base stations (BSs). In order to maximize system frequency reuse ratio to reach the diverse QoS requirements, several novel subchannel allocation schemes are proposed. An RNC coordinates the inter-channel interference (ICI) information of cell edge users (CEUs) based on traffic load at super-frame level, whereas BSs assign channels at frame-level based on real-time traffic load of each cell. Sub-channel borrowing strategy can be adopted between the cell center users (CCUs) and CEUs, if necessary. All the allocation above is hierarchical in order to support multimedia services with different QoS constraints. The performance of the proposed algorithm is evaluated based on the WiMAX dynamical system-level simulation and compared with other existing algorithms.