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ICIC and CoMP based interference management scheme in small cell networks

FENG Likang;HOU Ronghui   

  1. (School of Telecommunications Engineering, Xidian Univ., Xi'an 710071, China)
  • Received:2016-10-26 Online:2017-10-20 Published:2017-11-29

Abstract:

This paper considers the cross-layer and co-layer interference in small cell networks. We propose an interference management scheme by jointly optimizing user association, ABS (Almost Blank Subframes) configuration, and resource allocation. Especially, the proposed interference management smartly utilizes the opportunities of CoMP-JT (Coordinated Multi Point-Joint Transmission) to mitigate the interference from the macro base station to increase the coverage area of small cells. Simulation results show that the proposed interference management improves network throughput and spectrum efficiency as compared with the existing methods.

Key words: enhanced inter-cell interference coordination, coordinated multi point transmission, Lagrange multipliers, small cell networks