Fair subcarrier-power allocation scheme for multiuser multicarrier systems

The main objective of multiuser orthogonal frequency division multiple access (MU-OFDM) is to maximize the total system capacity in wireless communication systems. Thus, the problem in MU-OFDM system is the adaptive allocation of the resources (subcarriers, bits and power) to different users subject...

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Published in:Journal of Central South University 2015-08, Vol.22 (8), p.3033-3041
Main Authors: Abd-Elnaby, Mohammed, Sedhom, Germien G., Messiha, Nagy W., Zhu, Xu, Abd El-Samie, Fathi E.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Engineering
Metallic Materials
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Summary:The main objective of multiuser orthogonal frequency division multiple access (MU-OFDM) is to maximize the total system capacity in wireless communication systems. Thus, the problem in MU-OFDM system is the adaptive allocation of the resources (subcarriers, bits and power) to different users subject to several restrictions to maximize the total system capacity. In this work, a proposed subcarrier allocation algorithm was presented to assign the subcarriers with highest channel gain to the users. After the subcarrier allocation, subcarrier gain-based power allocation (SGPA) was employed for power and bit loading. The simulation results show that the proposed subcarrier-power allocation scheme can achieve high total system capacity and good fairness in allocating the resources to the users with slightly high computational complexity compared to the existing subcarrier allocation algorithms.
ISSN:2095-2899
2227-5223
DOI:10.1007/s11771-015-2840-z