Self-organizing networks in next generation radio access networks: Application to fractional power control

Computer Networks

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 431-438

  Dirani, Mariana ^a   Altman, Zwi ^b  

^a Altran 58 ^*  (France)

^b ORANGE LABS   (France)

Author keywords

Fractional power control; Fuzzy Q Learning; LTE; Reinforcement learning; Self organizing network

Indexed keywords

CELL PERFORMANCE; DATA APPLICATION; DESIGN FRAMEWORKS; FRACTIONAL POWER; FUZZY Q-LEARNING; LEARNING PROCESS; LOCAL INFORMATION; LTE; NETWORK CAPACITY; OPTIMAL TRADEOFFS; PERCEIVED QUALITY; RADIO ACCESS NETWORKS; RADIO RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RADIO RESOURCES; RAPID VARIATION; REDUCING COSTS; RRM PARAMETERS; SELF-OPTIMIZING; SELF-ORGANIZING NETWORK; UP-LINK TRANSMISSIONS;

FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; POWER CONTROL; RADIO; REINFORCEMENT LEARNING;

NETWORK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 79551682278     PISSN: 13891286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.comnet.2010.08.012     Document Type: Article

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