Optimizing 5G performance by reallocating unused resources

Fidan Mehmeti, Thomas F. La Porta

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Abstract

Consistent rate provisioning is one of the most prominent features envisioned in next generation of cellular networks (5G). However, it has been shown that providing a consistent data rate to users leads to severe underutilization of the available resources, making the cellular operator function very inefficiently. A possible way to increase the efficiency is by reallocating the unused resources to the same users. In this paper, we quantify the benefits offered by different reallocation policies both for mobile operator and the users. First, we focus on increasing the efficiency (total throughput) of the cellular network operator and then on providing fairness to mobile users. In both cases, we determine the optimal policy. The theoretical analysis is followed by extensive realistic simulations, where we compare the performance of different reallocation policies with that of a benchmark model (fair share of the resources with no consistency), and show that the right reallocation policy improves the performance significantly.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationICCCN 2019 - 28th International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781728118567
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2019
Event28th International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks, ICCCN 2019 - Valencia, Spain
Duration: Jul 29 2019Aug 1 2019

Publication series

NameProceedings - International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks, ICCCN
Volume2019-July
ISSN (Print)1095-2055

Conference

Conference28th International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks, ICCCN 2019
Country/TerritorySpain
CityValencia
Period7/29/198/1/19

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Hardware and Architecture
  • Software

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