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In this paper, we investigate the optimal caching policy respectively maximizing the success probability and area spectral efficiency (ASE) in a cache-enabled heterogeneous network (HetNet) where a tier of multi-antenna macro base stations…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-05-01 Dong Liu , Chenyang Yang

-The focus of this paper is targeted towards multi-cell 5G networks which are composed of HPNs (High Power Node) such as evolved NodeBs (HPNs) that control signaling and system broadcasting information and of simplified LPNs (Low Power…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2018-06-24 Kinda Khawam , Bilal Maaz , Samir Tohmé , Jad Nasreddine , Samer Lahoud , France Lahoud

Optimal cache content placement in a wireless small cell base station (sBS) with limited backhaul capacity is studied. The sBS has a large cache memory and provides content-level selective offloading by delivering high data rate contents to…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2014-02-24 Pol Blasco , Deniz Gunduz

In wireless networks, algorithms for user association, i.e., the task of choosing the base station (BS) that every arriving user should join, significantly impact the network performance. A wireless network with multiple BSs, operating on…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-07-08 Pramod N Chine , Suven Jagtiani , Mandar R Nalavade , Gaurav S Kasbekar

This paper proposes a two phase framework to improve the sustainability in vertical heterogeneous networks that integrate various types of base stations~(BSs), including terrestrial macro BSs~(MBSs), small BSs~(SBSs), and a high altitude…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-03-18 Maryam Salamatmoghadasi , Metin Ozturk , Halim Yanikomeroglu

Nowadays, the use of soft computational techniques in power systems under the umbrella of machine learning is increasing with good reception. In this paper, we first present a deep learning approach to find the optimal configuration for…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-01-14 Davoud Yousefi , Hassan Yari , Farzad Osouli , Mohammad Ebrahimi , Somayeh Esmalifalak , Morteza Johari , Abbas Azarnezhad , Fatemeh Sadeghi , Rogayeh Mirzapour

With the dense deployment of small cell networks, low-cost backhaul schemes for small cell base stations (SBSs) have attracted great attentions. Self-backhaul using cellular communication technology is considered as a promising solution.…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2016-11-22 Lei Chen , F. Richard Yu , Hong Ji , Bo Rong , Victor C. M. Leung

The hitting set problem is a well-known NP-hard optimization problem in which, given a set of elements and a collection of subsets, the goal is to find the smallest selection of elements, such that each subset contains at least one element…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2023-09-26 Sander Aarts , David B. Shmoys

A scalable framework is developed to allocate radio resources across a large number of densely deployed small cells with given traffic statistics on a slow timescale. Joint user association and spectrum allocation is first formulated as a…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-01-13 Binnan Zhuang , Dongning Guo , Ermin Wei , Michael L. Honig

Intelligent network selection plays an important role in achieving an effective data offloading in the integrated cellular and Wi-Fi networks. However, previously proposed network selection schemes mainly focused on offloading as much data…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2017-03-02 Man Hon Cheung , Fen Hou , Jianwei Huang , Richard Southwell

We study the problem of caching optimization in heterogeneous networks with mutual interference and per-file rate constraints from an energy efficiency perspective. A setup is considered in which two cache-enabled transmitter nodes and a…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-10-16 Estefanía Recayte , Giuseppe Cocco

In this paper, we consider the optimal design of networked estimators to minimize the communication/measurement cost under the networked observability constraint. This problem is known as the minimum-cost networked estimation problem, which…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-11-27 Mohammadreza Doostmohammadian , Usman Khan

The strong interference suffered by users can be a severe problem in cache-enabled networks (CENs) due to the content-centric user association mechanism. To tackle this issue, multi-antenna technology may be employed for interference…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-01-31 Tianming Feng , Xuemai Gu , Ben Liang

Terahertz wireless backhaul is expected to meet the high-speed backhaul requirements of future ultra-dense networks using millimeter-wave (mmWave) base stations (BSs). In order to achieve higher network capacity with limited resources and…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-08-22 Lei Wang , Bo Ai , Yong Niu , Haiyan Jiang , Shiwen Mao , Zhangdui Zhong , Ning Wang

Drone base stations (DBSs) can enhance network coverage and area capacity by moving supply towards demand when required. This degree of freedom could be especially useful for future applications with extreme demands, such as ultra reliable…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2017-09-22 Elham Kalantari , Irem Bor-Yaliniz , Abbas Yongacoglu , Halim Yanikomeroglu

Motivated by the rapid development of energy harvesting technology and content-aware communication in access networks, this paper considers the push mechanism design in small-cell base stations (SBSs) powered by renewable energy. A user…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-11-09 Jie Gong , Sheng Zhou , Zhenyu Zhou , Zhisheng Niu

The exponential growth of mobile data traffic is driving the deployment of dense wireless networks, which will not only impose heavy backhaul burdens, but also generate considerable power consumption. Introducing caches to the wireless…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-07-20 Xi Peng , Yuanming Shi , Jun Zhang , Khaled B. Letaief

In this work, we investigate the joint optimization of base station (BS) location, its density, and transmit power allocation to minimize the overall network operational cost required to meet an underlying coverage constraint at each user…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-09-01 Ganesh Prasad , Deepak Mishra , Ashraf Hossain

We consider a network of agents that locate themselves in an environment through sensor measurements and aim to transmit a message signal to a base station via collaborative beamforming. The agents' sensor measurements result in…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-03-19 Erfaun Noorani , Yagiz Savas , Alec Koppel , John Baras , Ufuk Topcu , Brian M. Sadler

Fifth Generation (5G) cellular networks are expected to provide cellular connectivity for vehicular users, including Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). When flying in the air, these users experience strong, unobstructed channel conditions to…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-08-31 Boris Galkin , Ramy Amer , Erika Fonseca , Luiz A. DaSilva