TY - GEN
T1 - Efficient resource allocation in Hybrid Wireless Networks
AU - Bengfort, Benjamin
AU - Zhang, Weiyi
AU - Du, Xiaojiang
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - In this paper, we study an emerging type of wireless network - Hybrid Wireless Networks (HWNs). A HWN consists of an infrastructure wireless network (e.g., a cellular network) and several ad hoc nodes (such as a Mobile ad hoc network). Forming a HWN is a very cost-effective way to improve wireless coverage and the available bandwidth to users. Specifically, in this work we investigate the issue of bandwidth allocation in multi-hop HWNs. We propose three efficient bandwidth allocation schemes for HWNs: top-down, bottom-up, and auction-based allocation schemes. In order to evaluate the bandwidth allocation schemes, we develop a simulated HWN environment. Our simulation results show that the proposed schemes achieve good performance: the schemes can achieve maximum revenue/utility in many cases, while also providing fairness. We also show that each of the schemes has merit in different application scenarios.
AB - In this paper, we study an emerging type of wireless network - Hybrid Wireless Networks (HWNs). A HWN consists of an infrastructure wireless network (e.g., a cellular network) and several ad hoc nodes (such as a Mobile ad hoc network). Forming a HWN is a very cost-effective way to improve wireless coverage and the available bandwidth to users. Specifically, in this work we investigate the issue of bandwidth allocation in multi-hop HWNs. We propose three efficient bandwidth allocation schemes for HWNs: top-down, bottom-up, and auction-based allocation schemes. In order to evaluate the bandwidth allocation schemes, we develop a simulated HWN environment. Our simulation results show that the proposed schemes achieve good performance: the schemes can achieve maximum revenue/utility in many cases, while also providing fairness. We also show that each of the schemes has merit in different application scenarios.
KW - Hybrid wireless networks
KW - bandwidth
KW - fairness
KW - profit maximizing allocation
KW - resource allocation
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U2 - 10.1109/WCNC.2011.5779238
DO - 10.1109/WCNC.2011.5779238
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:79959302139
SN - 9781612842547
T3 - 2011 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, WCNC 2011
SP - 820
EP - 825
BT - 2011 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, WCNC 2011
T2 - 2011 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, WCNC 2011
Y2 - 28 March 2011 through 31 March 2011
ER -