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Resource allocation based on dynamic hybrid overlay/underlay for heterogeneous services of cognitive radio networks

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In cognitive radio networks (CRNs), hybrid overlay and underlay sharing transmission mode is an effective technique to improve the efficiency of radio spectrum. Unlike existing works in literatures where only one secondary user (SU) uses both overlay and underlay mode, the different transmission modes should dynamically be allocated to different SUs according to their different quality of services (QoS) to achieve the maximal efficiency of radio spectrum. However, dynamic sharing mode allocation for heterogeneous services is still a great challenge in CNRs. In this paper, we propose a new resource allocation method based on dynamic allocation hybrid sharing transmission mode of overlay and underlay (Dy-HySOU) to obtain extra spectrum resource for SUs without interfering with the primary users. We formulate the Dy-HySOU resource allocation problem as a mixed-integer programming to optimize the total system throughput with simultaneous heterogeneous QoS guarantee. To decrease the algorithm complexity, we divide the problem into two sub-problems: subchannel allocation and power allocation. Cutset is used to achieve the optimal subchannel allocation, and the optimal power allocation is obtained by Lagrangian dual function decomposition and subgradient algorithm. Simulation results show that the proposed algorithm further improves spectrum utilization with simultaneous fairness guarantee, and the achieved Dy-HySOU diversity gain is satisfying.

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This work is supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 61272506).

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    Yueyun Chen, Qun Lei & Xiaopan Yuan

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Chen, Y., Lei, Q. & Yuan, X. Resource allocation based on dynamic hybrid overlay/underlay for heterogeneous services of cognitive radio networks. Wireless Pers Commun 79, 1647–1664 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11277-014-1950-5

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