LITERATURE SURVEY

TITLE 1: Bandwidth Aggregation-Aware Dynamic QoS Negotiation for Real-Time

Video Streaming in Next-Generation Wireless Networks
AUTHOR: Juan Carlos Fernandez, Mohsen Guizani, Nei Kato

YEAR: 2009

DESCRIPTION:

In next generation wireless networks, Internet service providers (ISPs) are

expected to offer services through several wireless technologies (e.g., WLAN,
3G,WiFi, andWiMAX). Thus, mobile computers equipped with multiple interfaces
will be able to maintain simultaneous connections with different networks and
increase their data communication rates by aggregating the bandwidth available at
these networks. To guarantee quality-of-service (QoS) for these applications, this
paper proposes a dynamic QoS negotiation scheme that allows users to
dynamically negotiate the service levels required for their traffic and to reach them
through one or more wireless interfaces. Such bandwidth aggregation (BAG)
scheme implies transmission of data belonging to a single application via multiple
paths with different characteristics, which may result in an out-of-order delivery of
data packets to the receiver and introduce additional delays for packets reordering.
The proposed QoS negotiation system aims to ensure the continuity of QoS
perceived by mobile users while they are on the move between different access
points, and also, a fair use of the network resources. The performance of the
proposed dynamic QoS negotiation system is investigated and compared against
other schemes. The obtained results demonstrate the outstanding performance of
the proposed scheme as it enhances the scalability of the system and minimizes the
reordering delay and the associated packet loss rate.
TITLE 2: A Game-Theoretic Approach for Bandwidth Allocation and Pricing in
Heterogeneous Wireless
Networks

AUTHOR: Bin Fu_, Zhiqing Weiy, Xiao Yan_, Kezhong Zhang.

YEAR:2015

DESCRIPTION:

In this paper, a distributed two-level Stackelberg game for bandwidth allocation

and pricing in heterogeneous wireless networks is proposed. The proposed
Stackelberg game consists of two competition game levels, namely, a user level
game and a network level game. Networks are the Stackelberg leaders which play
the network level game and decide price to maximize the revenue of networks. The
multi-mode users are the Stackelberg followers which play the user level game and
decide bandwidth allocation to maximize the utility of users. In the user level
game, the notion of Match-Degree is introduced to take into account the suitability
of networks to various traffics. Then the existence of Stackelberg equilibrium (SE)
is verified for this Stackelberg game. To obtain the SE, an iterative algorithm
is constructed. Simulation results show that our proposed game not only can
significantly increase the utility of users compared with traditional bandwidth
allocation schemes, but also can set suitable network price by considering network
competition and user behavior.

TITLE 3: Game-theoretic rate allocation with balanced traffic in collaborative

transmission over heterogeneous wireless access networks
AUTHOR: J.J. Liu G. Wei Y.G. Wang
YEAR:2012

DESCRIPTION:

To balance the traffic in high-speed collaborative transmission, the static rate

allocation problem over heterogeneous wireless access networks is formulated in a
weighted bargaining game framework, where the heterogeneity of transmission
capability of different networks is taken into account. The weights in the
framework, which are used to describe the bargaining power of the bargaining
game, are determined by the available bit rates of different networks. With the
maximized throughput gain as the optimal objective, the closed form of the Nash
bargaining solution is derived with the Lagrange multipliers method. Simulation
results demonstrate that the presented framework is more efficient with completely
balanced traffic so as to make full use of the heterogeneous network resource and
prevent network saturation as much as possible.

TITLE 4: Joint Resource Allocation for Parallel Multi-Radio Access in

Heterogeneous Wireless Networks

AUTHOR: Yonghoon Choi, Hoon Kim, Sang-wook Han

YEAR:2010

DESCRIPTION:

Heterogeneous wireless networks where several systems with different bands

coexist for multimedia service are currently in service and will be widely adopted
to support various traffic demand. Under heterogeneous networks, a mobile
station can transmit over multiple and simultaneous radio access technologies
(RATs) such as WLAN, HSPA, and WCDMA LTE. Also, cognitive radio for the
efficient use of underutilized/unused frequency band is successfully implemented
in some networks. In this letter, we address such operational issues as air interface
and band selection for a mobile and power allocation to the chosen links. An
optimal solution is sought and analyzed and a distributed joint allocation algorithm
is proposed to maximize total system capacity. We investigate the benefit of
multiple transmissions by multiple RATs over a single transmission by a single
RAT at a time, which can be interpreted as network diversity. Numerical results
validate the performance enhancement of our proposed algorithm

TITLE 5: Utility-Based Resource Allocation for Mixed Traffic in Wireless

Networks
AUTHOR: Li Chen, Bin Wang, Xiaohang Chen, Xin Zhang

YEAR:2011

DESCRIPTION:

In order to solve the problem that the existing resource allocation strategies cannot
give integrative consideration to QoS, spectrum efficiency for mixed traffic, this
paper proposes a utility-based resource allocation algorithm for mixed traffic in
wireless networks. The unified utility function for users with different traffics is
studied first. After that, the optimization model for the resource allocation is
established based on the unified utility function. A heuristic algorithm based on the
solution of the model is proposed in the mixed traffic scenario after analyzing the
optimization model. The algorithm which has lower complexity than the existing
work can automatically guarantee the QoS requirement for the real-time traffic and
make a tradeoff between throughput and fairness for users with best effort traffic
due to the unified utility function. Numeric simulation results indicate that the
algorithm is very applicable for mixed traffic, and the resource requirements for
QoS users can be satisfied preferentially in the mixed traffic scenario.

TITLE 6: A Survey of Converging Solutions for Heterogeneous Mobile Networks

AUTHOR: Minho Jo, Taras Maksymyuk, Rodrigo L. Batista, Tarcisio F. Maciel

YEAR: 2014

DESCRIPTION:

In 5G systems, the current machine-to machine communications using Wi-Fi or

Bluetooth provide a good opportunity to dramatically increase overall
performance. Converged mobile networks can provide M2M communications
with significant performance improvements by sharing unlicensed spectrum bands
in cellular networks, such as Long Term Evolution- Advanced, by using cognitive
radio technology. Thus, the converged mobile network will become one of the
most popular future research topics because mobile multimedia content services
have been generally accepted among mobile device users. In this article, we
provide an overview of converged mobile networks, investigating different types
of converged mobile networks, different types of convergence, and the current
problems and solutions. This survey article also proposes potential research topics
in converged mobile networks.

TITLE 7: An Energy Efficient and Spectrum Efficient Wireless Heterogeneous

Network Framework for 5G Systems

AUTHOR: Rose Qingyang Hu and Yi Qian

YEAR:2014

DESCRIPTION:

In this article we explore a system framework of cooperative green heterogeneous

networks for 5G wireless communication systems. We first survey the state-of-the-
art on spectrum efficiency (SE), energy efficiency (EE), and quality of service
(QoS) based mobile association, multi-layer interference management and power
control, network wide cooperation and dynamic resource allocation for
heterogeneous wireless networks. We also present the system framework of
cooperative green heterogeneous networks, which aims at balancing and
optimizing SE, EE, and QoS in heterogeneous wireless networks. We discuss the
design principles and show some preliminary performance results on the tradeoffs
among SE, EE, and QoS. Finally, we identify the technical challenges that remain
in the cooperative green heterogeneous network design. The presented wireless
system framework is expected to advance the understandings of the critical
technical issues toward energy and spectrum efficient 5G wireless communication
systems.

TITLE 8: Next-Generation Wireless Communications Concepts and Technologies

AUTHOR: Robert Berezdivin, Robert Breinig, and Randy Topp, Raytheon

YEAR:2002

DESCRIPTION:

Next-generation wireless (NextG) involves the concept that the next generation of
wireless communications will be a major move toward ubiquitous wireless
communications systems and seamless high-quality wireless services. This article
presents the concepts and technologies involved, including possible innovations in
architectures, spectrum allocation, and utilization, in radio communications,
networks, and services and applications. These include dynamic and adaptive
systems and technologies that provide a new paradigm for spectrum assignment
and management, smart resource management, dynamic and fast adaptive
multilayer approaches, smart radio, and adaptive networking. Technologies
involving adaptive and highly efficient modulation, coding, multiple access, media
access, network organization, and networking that can provide ultra connectivity
at high data rates with effective QoS for Next Gare are also described.

TITLE 9: Dynamic Conjectures in Random Access Networks Using Bio-Inspired

Learning
AUTHOR: Mihaela van der Schaar

YEAR:2010

DESCRIPTION:

Inspired by the biological entities ability to achieve reciprocity in the course of

evolution, this paper considers a conjecture-based distributed learning approach
that enables autonomous nodes to independently optimize their transmission
probabilities in random access networks. We model the interaction among multiple
self-interested nodes as a game. It is well-known that the Nash equilibrium in this
game result in zero throughput for all the nodes if they take myopic best-response,
thereby leading to a network collapse. This paper enables nodes to behave as
intelligent entities which can proactively gather information, form internal
conjectures on how their competitors would react to their actions, and update their
beliefs according to their local observations. In this way, nodes are capable to
autonomously learn the behavior of their competitors, optimize their own
actions, and eventually cultivate reciprocity in the random access network. To
characterize the steady-state outcome of this evolution, the conjectural
equilibrium is introduced. Inspired by the biological phenomena of derivative
action and gradient dynamics, two distributed conjecture-based action update
mechanisms are proposed to stabilize the random access network. The sufficient
conditions that guarantee the proposed conjecture-based learning algorithms to
converge are derived. Moreover, it is analytically shown that all the achievable
operating points in the throughput region are stable conjectural equilibrium
corresponding to different conjectures. We also investigate how the conjectural
equilibrium can be selected in heterogeneous networks and how the proposed
methods can be extended to ad-hoc networks. Numerical simulations verify that
the system performance significantly outperforms existing protocols, such as
IEEE 802.11 Distributed Coordination Function (DCF) protocol and priority-based
fair medium access control (P-MAC) protocol, in terms of throughput, fairness,
convergence, and stability.

TITLE 10: Millimeter-Wave Access and Backhauling: The Solution to the

Exponential Data Traffic Increase in 5G Mobile Communications Systems
AUTHOR: Cedric Dehos, Jose Luis Gonzlez, Antonio De Domenico

YEAR: 2014

DESCRIPTION:

The exponential increase of mobile data traffic requires disrupting approaches for
the realization of future 5G systems. In this article, we overview the technologies
that will pave the way for a novel cellular architecture that integrates high-data-rate
access and backhaul networks based on millimeter-wave frequencies (5766,
7176, and 8186 GHz). We evaluate the feasibility of short- and medium-distance
links at these frequencies and analyze the requirements from the transceiver
architecture and technology, antennas, and modulation scheme points of
view. Technical challenges are discussed, and design options highlighted; finally, a
performance evaluation quantifies the benefits of millimeter wave systems with
respect to current cellular technologies.