Packet scheduling in SDMA based wireless networks

Author

Vornefeld, U.

Author_Institution

Commun. Networks, Tech. Hochschule Aachen

Volume

5

fYear

2000

fDate

2000

Firstpage

2132

Abstract

This paper deals with packet scheduling in SDMA based wireless cellular networks. Depending on the terminal´s positions and the capabilities of the antenna and signal processing system it is possible for more than one mobile terminal to receive or to transmit simultaneously. We discuss the two-dimensional scheduling problem and address the spatial as well as the temporal domain. Based on the framework of batch Markovian arrival processes we develop an analytical model for the air interface and present some results for uplink capacity request transmissions

Keywords

Markov processes; access protocols; array signal processing; cellular radio; linear antenna arrays; multiuser channels; network interfaces; packet radio networks; picocellular radio; space division multiple access; time division multiple access; wireless LAN; 2D scheduling problem; HlPERLAN/2; SDMA based wireless cellular networks; air interface; antenna system; batch Markovian arrival processes; downlink beam-forming algorithms; joint TDMA-SDMA; mobile terminal; packet scheduling; picocellular environment; signal processing system; spatial domain; temporal domain; terminal positions; uplink capacity request transmissions; Analytical models; Downlink; Filtering algorithms; Frequency; Intelligent networks; Media Access Protocol; Multiaccess communication; Scheduling algorithm; Signal processing algorithms; Wireless networks;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Vehicular Technology Conference, 2000. IEEE-VTS Fall VTC 2000. 52nd

Conference_Location

Boston, MA

ISSN

1090-3038

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6507-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/VETECF.2000.883247

Filename

883247