Title
Increasing sum-rate in large-scale cognitive radio networks by centralized power and spectrum allocation.
Abstract
Abstract We revisit the widely investigated problem of maximizing the centralized sum-rate capacity in a cognitive radio network. We consider an interference-limited multi-user multi-channel environment, with a transmit sum-power constraint over all channels as well as an aggregate average interference constraint towards multiple primary users. Until very recently only sub-optimal algorithms were proposed due to the inherent non-convexity of the problem. Yet, the problem at hand has been neglected in the large-scale setting (i.e., number of nodes and channels) as usually encountered in practical scenarios. To tackle this issue, we first propose an exact mathematical adaptation of the well-known successive convex geometric programming with condensation approximations (SCVX) to better cope with large systems while keeping the convergence proof intact. Alternatively, we also propose a novel efficient low-complexity heuristic algorithm, ELCI. ELCI is an iterative approach, where the constraints are handled alternately based on the special property of the optimal solution, with a particular power update formulation based on the KKT conditions of the problem. In order to demonstrate ELCI’s efficiency we compare it to two state-of-the-art algorithms, SCVX, and the recently proposed global optimum approach, MARL. The salient highlight of ELCI is the relatively fast and very good sub-optimal performance in large-scale CR systems.
Year
DOI
Venue
2012
10.1186/1687-1499-2012-362
EURASIP J. Wireless Comm. and Networking
Field
DocType
Volume
Convergence (routing),Mathematical optimization,Heuristic (computer science),Computer science,Computer network,Communication channel,Interference (wave propagation),Frequency allocation,Geometric programming,Karush–Kuhn–Tucker conditions,Cognitive radio
Journal
2012
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
362
1687-1499
14
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.37
23
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Luxmiram Vijayandran1411.83
Sang-Seon Byun210610.23
Geir E. Øien338143.38
torbjorn ekman446033.17