An analytical framework for optimal downlink-uplink user association in HetNets with traffic differentiation

Proceedings - IEEE Global Communications Conference, GLOBECOM

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages

  Sapountzis, Nikolaos ^a   Spyropoulos, Thrasyvoulos ^a   Nikaein, Navid ^a   Salim, Umer ^b  

^a EURECOM   (France)

^b INTEL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; SPECTRUM EFFICIENCY;

HETNETS; LOAD-BALANCING; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; OPTIMAL DOWNLINK; PERFORMANCE; SMART PHONES; SPECTRAL EFFICIENCIES; TRAFFIC DIVERSITIES; USER ASSOCIATIONS; USER QUALITY OF SERVICE;

QUALITY OF SERVICE;

EID: 84964818249     PISSN: 23340983     EISSN: 25766813     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/GLOCOM.2014.7417237     Document Type: Conference Paper

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