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Cross-Layer Antenna Beamforming and Power Control in Wireless Uplinks

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We consider backlog-driven power control and antenna beamforming as a means to maximize network throughput in a wireless uplink, where a base station receives with an antenna array from single-antenna wireless users. Throughput maximization gives rise to an optimization problem which is in general non-concave. We introduce a cross-layer, alternating maximization algorithm searching for the optimal solution, and a variant of the algorithm with reduced complexity. The algorithm alternates between a power control step and a beamforming step. Simulation results illustrate the convergence of the proposed scheme to a locally optimal pair of power vector and beamforming matrix, and quantify its throughput gains in a system with stochastic arrivals.

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  1. Technological Education Institute of Larissa, Larissa, Greece

    Konstantinos P. Tsoukatos

  2. Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of Thessaly, Volos, Greece

    Maria-Pinelopi Chrisanthopoulou & Apostolos Apostolaras

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Tsoukatos, K.P., Chrisanthopoulou, MP. & Apostolaras, A. Cross-Layer Antenna Beamforming and Power Control in Wireless Uplinks. Wireless Pers Commun 51, 399–409 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11277-009-9749-5

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