Paper Info
Title
Gains of Restricted Secondary Licensing in Millimeter Wave Cellular Systems.
Abstract
Sharing the spectrum among multiple operators seems promising in millimeter wave (mmWave) systems. One explanation is the highly directional transmission in mmWave, which reduces the interference caused by one network on the other networks sharing the same resources. In this paper, we model a mmWave cellular system, where an operator that primarily owns an exclusive-use license of a certain band can sell a restricted secondary license of the same band to another operator. This secondary network has a restriction on the maximum interference it can cause to the original network. Using stochastic geometry, we derive expressions for the coverage and the rate of both networks, and establish the feasibility of secondary licensing in licensed mmWave bands. To explain economic tradeoffs, we consider a revenue-pricing model for both operators in the presence of a central licensing authority. Our results show that the original operator and central network authority can benefit from secondary licensing when the maximum interference threshold is properly adjusted. This means that the original operator and central licensing authority have an incentive to permit a secondary network to restrictively share the spectrum. Our results also illustrate that the spectrum sharing gains increase with narrow beams and when the network densifies.
Year
DOI
Venue
2016
10.1109/JSAC.2016.2615218
IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications
Keywords
DocType
Volume
Licenses,Interference,Signal to noise ratio,Fading channels,Stochastic processes,Geometry,Cognitive radio
Journal
abs/1605.00205
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
11
0733-8716
13
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.57
22
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Abhishek K. Gupta127217.38
Ahmed Alkhateeb2170867.18
Jeffrey G. Andrews3181021115.64
Robert W. Heath414415885.64