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Cross-Layer Channel-Aware Approaches for Modern Wireless Networks

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Multiple Access Communications (MACOM 2010)

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In this paper we consider the most recent channel-aware performance optimization approaches primarily for cellular wireless networks. This survey is a summary of several core research works on the effective design and implementation principles of the advanced cross-layer resource allocation and link adaptation schemes. Following the original papers, we emphasize the three key performance metrics: spectral efficiency, energy efficiency and quality-of-service perception of wireless clients. Further, we present a systematic overview of relevant literature covering the main challenges and open problems of existing optimization techniques. We conclude that the state-of-the-art approaches should be extended further to take into account additional optimization parameters and aim at higher degree of control over trade-offs associated with the key metrics.

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Andreev, S., Galinina, O., Vinel, A. (2010). Cross-Layer Channel-Aware Approaches for Modern Wireless Networks. In: Vinel, A., Bellalta, B., Sacchi, C., Lyakhov, A., Telek, M., Oliver, M. (eds) Multiple Access Communications. MACOM 2010. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 6235. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-15428-7_17

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