4G Femtocells

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-ix

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2. Introduction to 4G Femtocells

   • Haijun Zhang, Xiaoli Chu, Xiangming Wen

   Pages 1-6

3. Ant Colony Algorithm (ACA) Based Downlink Resource Allocation in Femtocells

   • Haijun Zhang, Xiaoli Chu, Xiangming Wen

   Pages 7-19

4. Cross-Tier Interference Pricing Based Uplink Resource Allocation in Two-Tier Networks

   • Haijun Zhang, Xiaoli Chu, Xiangming Wen

   Pages 21-36

5. Resource Allocation in Femtocells with Cross-Tier Interference Limits

   • Haijun Zhang, Xiaoli Chu, Xiangming Wen

   Pages 37-50

6. Energy Efficient Power Control in Femtocells with Interference Pricing

   • Haijun Zhang, Xiaoli Chu, Xiangming Wen

   Pages 51-61

7. Differentiated-Pricing Based Power Allocation in Dense Femtocell Networks

   • Haijun Zhang, Xiaoli Chu, Xiangming Wen

   Pages 63-74

8. Conclusions and Future Works

   • Haijun Zhang, Xiaoli Chu, Xiangming Wen

   Pages 75-77

This brief examines resource allocation and interference management for 4G femtocells. It introduces 4G femtocells in the context of 4G mobile networks and discusses related technical challenges in resource allocation and interference management. Topics include ant colony algorithm based downlink resource allocation, intelligent scheduling and power control, uplink and downlink for two-tier networks, quality of service (QoS) constraints and the cross-tier interference constraint. The authors present algorithms to alleviate common femtocell-related problems such as subchannel power allocation. The complexity of the proposed resource allocation algorithms is analyzed, and the effectiveness of the proposed algorithms is verified by simulations. This concise and practical book directly addresses common problems relating to femtocells and resource management. It serves as a useful tool for researchers in the field. Advanced-level students or professionals interested in femtocells and networks will also find the content helpful.

• Femtocells
• Interference Management
• OFDMA
• QoS
• Resource Allocation

This book presents a series of problems formulated on the basis of system models. It is theoretically well founded and includes simulation results… Each chapter of the book serves as a starting point for the development of research in 4G femtocells. Students and researchers in this field will find the book useful for future work.

• College of Information Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, People's Republic of China

  Haijun Zhang

• Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom

  Xiaoli Chu

• Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, People's Republic of China

  Xiangming Wen

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