Title
Robust resource allocation in two-tier NOMA heterogeneous networks toward 5G.
Abstract
This paper proposes a framework of users association and power allocation in the two-tier heterogeneous networks with nonorthogonal multiple access (NOMA). Taking account of practical wireless communication environment, the channel uncertainties are considered and described in the form of probability constraint. In order to maximize the total energy efficiency of the system and reduce the intra-cell and inter-cell interference, the joint optimization problem is formulated with the uncertain channel gain. The probability constraint is transformed to the deterministic one based on the integral transformation. With the aid of relaxation variable and successive convex approximation method, the original integer non-convex optimization problem is divided into two solvable convex subproblems. The user association algorithm and power control algorithm are presented to determine the optimal resource allocations. The simulation results show that the proposed algorithm is effective and robust to the dynamic communication environment.
Year
DOI
Venue
2020
10.1016/j.comnet.2020.107299
Computer Networks
Keywords
DocType
Volume
Nonorthogonal multiple access,User association,Power control,Channel uncertainty,Energy efficiency
Journal
176
ISSN
Citations 
PageRank 
1389-1286
1
0.36
References 
Authors
0
6
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Zhixin Liu18119.38
Guochen Hou210.36
yazhou yuan347.17
K. Y. Chan4173.98
Kai Ma58915.37
Xinping Guan612717.80