Optimal resource allocation for type-II HARQ based OFDMA ad hoc networks under individual rate and power constraints

We address multiuser power and bandwidth allocation for Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) networks employing a Type-II Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest (HARQ) mechanism, practical Coding and Modulation Schemes (MCSs) and Bit Interleaved Coded Modulation (BICM). The problem is formulated as minimizing the sum power required to satisfy a goodput constraint for each link while its transmit power does not exceed a certain level. Assuming statistical Channel State Information (CSI), we propose an algorithm to compute the corresponding optimal resource allocation and a practical selection of the MCSs that significantly boosts the proposed algorithm.