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Exploiting Mobility in Proportional Fair Cellular Scheduling: Measurements and Algorithms


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Proportional Fair (PF) scheduling algorithms are the de facto standard in cellular networks. They exploit the users' channel state diversity (induced by fast-fading) and ...Show More

Abstract:

Proportional Fair (PF) scheduling algorithms are the de facto standard in cellular networks. They exploit the users' channel state diversity (induced by fast-fading) and are optimal for stationary channel state distributions and an infinite time-horizon. However, mobile users experience a nonstationary channel, due to slow-fading (on the order of seconds), and are associated with base stations for short periods. Hence, we develop the Predictive Finite-horizon PF Scheduling ((PF)2S) Framework that exploits mobility. We present extensive channel measurement results from a 3G network and characterize mobility-induced channel state trends. We show that a user's channel state is highly reproducible and leverage that to develop a data rate prediction mechanism. We then present a few channel allocation estimation algorithms that exploit the prediction mechanism. Our trace-based simulations consider instances of the (PF)2S Framework composed of combinations of prediction and channel allocation estimation algorithms. They indicate that the framework can increase the throughput by 15%-55% compared to traditional PF schedulers, while improving fairness.
Published in: IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking ( Volume: 24, Issue: 1, February 2016)
Page(s): 355 - 367
Date of Publication: 05 November 2014

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