Uplink fractional power control and downlink power allocation for cell-free networks

This letter proposes respective policies for uplink power control and downlink power allocation in cell-free wireless networks. Both policies rely only on large-scale quantities and are expressed in closed form, being therefore scalable. The uplink policy, which generalizes the fractional power cont...

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Autores: Nikbakht Silab, Rasoul, Mosayebi, Reza, Lozano Solsona, Angel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Repositorio:Repositorio Digital de la UPF
OAI Identifier:oai:repositori.upf.edu:10230/45144
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10230/45144
http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/LWC.2020.2969404
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Cell-free networks
Ultradense networks
Power control
Power allocation
Beamforming
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Sumario:This letter proposes respective policies for uplink power control and downlink power allocation in cell-free wireless networks. Both policies rely only on large-scale quantities and are expressed in closed form, being therefore scalable. The uplink policy, which generalizes the fractional power control employed extensively in cellular networks, features a single parameter; by adjusting this parameter, the SIR distribution experienced by the users can be compressed or expanded, trading average performance for fairness. The downlink policy dualizes the uplink solution, featuring two parameters that again allow effecting a tradeoff between average performance and fairness.