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Matching Game for Load Distribution in Multi-tier Cellular Networks

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Matching game for load balancing in wireless cellular networks

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Load distribution in wireless cellular networks refers to assigning the mobile users (MUs) to the base stations (BSs) throughout the network. Multi-tier cellular networks (MTCNs) are a kind of wireless cellular networks where the access points come in various size, capacity, and transmit power. Load distribution in such networks should take into account the disparity among the access points so as to optimize the network performance.

Introduction

The concept of multi-tier cellular network (MTCN) is seen as a promising technology to cope with the unprecedented proliferation in wireless data traffic by increasing the network capacity (Damnjanovic et al., 2011). In MTCN, traditional macrocells coexist with other smaller cells, such as microcells and femtocells, which are the catalyst behind improving wireless networks in densely populated areas. In comparison to their macrocell counterparts, small cell...

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  1. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC, USA

    Nima Namvar

  2. Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department, Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan

    Behrouz Maham

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  1. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Waterloo , Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

    Xuemin (Sherman) Shen

  2. Faculty of Business and Information Technology, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

    Xiaodong Lin

  3. Dpt.of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

    Kuan Zhang

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  1. School of Computer Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, 639798, Singapore, Singapore

    Dusit Niyato

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Namvar, N., Maham, B. (2018). Matching Game for Load Distribution in Multi-tier Cellular Networks. In: Shen, X., Lin, X., Zhang, K. (eds) Encyclopedia of Wireless Networks. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-32903-1_38-1

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