Managing analog beams in mmWave networks
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method executed in a wireless communication system for establishing communication links in a millimeter wave (mmWave) network, the method comprising:
- determining active communication links between a plurality of transmitters and a plurality of receivers operated by a plurality of users;
expressing a quality of service (QoS) proportional fairness (PF) network utility as a constrained submodular set function maximization problem to manage user association between the plurality of users by employing a distributed algorithm to solve the constrained submodular set function maximization problem;
determining an optimal user association between the plurality of users by executing the distributed algorithm to;
optimize, based on the active communication links, user association for fixed transmit beam patterns; and
optimize, based on the active communication links, the fixed transmit beam patterns and corresponding beam attributes for a fixed set of user associations;
iteratively performing the optimizing steps in an alternating manner to determine a user from the plurality of users that approximately maximizes the constrained submodular set function maximization problem to guarantee convergence to an absorbing state; and
assigning the determined user to a cell.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method executed in a wireless communication system for establishing communication links in a millimeter wave network is presented. The method includes determining active communication links between a plurality of transmitters and a plurality of receivers operated by a plurality of users and formulating a quality of service (QoS) proportional fairness (PF) network utility as a constrained submodular set function maximization problem. The method further includes performing an optimization framework by optimizing, based on the active communication links, user association for fixed transmit beam patterns and optimizing, based on the active communication links, the fixed transmit beam patterns and corresponding beam attributes for a fixed set of user associations. The method also includes iteratively performing the optimizing steps in an alternating manner to determine a user from the plurality of users that optimizes the constrained submodular set function maximization problem and assigning the determined user to a cell.
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1. A computer-implemented method executed in a wireless communication system for establishing communication links in a millimeter wave (mmWave) network, the method comprising:
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determining active communication links between a plurality of transmitters and a plurality of receivers operated by a plurality of users; expressing a quality of service (QoS) proportional fairness (PF) network utility as a constrained submodular set function maximization problem to manage user association between the plurality of users by employing a distributed algorithm to solve the constrained submodular set function maximization problem; determining an optimal user association between the plurality of users by executing the distributed algorithm to; optimize, based on the active communication links, user association for fixed transmit beam patterns; and optimize, based on the active communication links, the fixed transmit beam patterns and corresponding beam attributes for a fixed set of user associations; iteratively performing the optimizing steps in an alternating manner to determine a user from the plurality of users that approximately maximizes the constrained submodular set function maximization problem to guarantee convergence to an absorbing state; and assigning the determined user to a cell. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A wireless communication system for establishing communication links in a millimeter wave (mmWave) network, the system comprising:
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a memory; and a processor in communication with the memory, wherein the processor is configured to; determine active communication links between a plurality of transmitters and a plurality of receivers operated by a plurality of users; express a quality of service (QoS) proportional fairness (PF) network utility as a constrained submodular set function maximization problem to manage user association between the plurality of users by employing a distributed algorithm to solve the constrained submodular set function maximization problem; determining an optimal user association between the plurality of users by executing the distributed algorithm to; optimize, based on the active communication links, user association for fixed transmit beam patterns; and optimize, based on the active communication links, the fixed transmit beam patterns and corresponding beam attributes for a fixed set of user associations; iteratively perform the optimizing steps in an alternating manner to determine a user from the plurality of users that approximately maximizes the constrained submodular set function maximization problem to guarantee convergence to an absorbing state; and assign the determined user to a cell. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising a computer-readable program for establishing communication links in a millimeter wave (mmWave) network, wherein the computer-readable program when executed on a computer causes the computer to perform the steps of:
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determining active communication links between a plurality of transmitters and a plurality of receivers operated by a plurality of users; expressing a quality of service (QoS) proportional fairness (PF) network utility as a constrained submodular set function maximization problem to manage user association between the plurality of users by employing a distributed algorithm to solve the constrained submodular set function maximization problem; determining an optimal user association between the plurality of users by executing the distributed algorithm to; optimize, based on the active communication links, user association for fixed transmit beam patterns; and optimize, based on the active communication links, the fixed transmit beam patterns and corresponding beam attributes for a fixed set of user associations; iteratively performing the optimizing steps in an alternating manner to determine a user from the plurality of users that approximately maximizes the constrained submodular set function maximization problem to guarantee convergence to an absorbing state; and assigning the determined user to a cell. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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