Keynote speaker

Wireless resources are scarce and the capacity of wireless links exhibits an ephemeral and dynamic nature, depending for instance on wireless channel characteristics and transmit powers of all interfering links. At the same time, wireless networks will have to support a wide range of applications having fundamentally different QoS requirements and traffic characteristics. All this requires a better understanding of the fundamental tradeoffs and interdependencies in wireless networks, with the goal of designing resource allocation strategies that exploit these interdependencies to achieve significant performance gains. In this talk, we will present a systematic summary of some recent results and algorithmic solutions for resource allocation and interference management in distributed wireless networks. The main focus is on a joint optimization of physical-layer signaling and the medium access control, including power control and link scheduling. A particular interest is attached to advanced multiple antenna and beamforming technologies. This is a joint work with Holger Boche and Marcin Wiczanowski (more information at http://www.mk.tu-berlin.de/mitarbeiter/)