Distributed optimization of hierarchical small cell networks: A GNEP framework

IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 249-264

  Wang, Jiaheng ^a   Guan, Wei ^a   Huang, Yongming ^a   Schober, Robert ^b   You, Xiaohu ^a  

^a SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Distributed optimization; game theory; generalized Nash equilibrium problem; network utility maximization; small cell network; variational inequality

Indexed keywords

CELLS; COMPLEX NETWORKS; COMPUTATION THEORY; CYTOLOGY; GAME THEORY; ITERATIVE METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; QUALITY OF SERVICE; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES;

DISTRIBUTED OPTIMIZATION; GENERALIZED NASH EQUILIBRIUM PROBLEMS; NETWORK UTILITY MAXIMIZATION; SMALL CELL NETWORKS; VARIATIONAL INEQUALITIES;

CELL SIGNALING;

EID: 85017290037     PISSN: 07338716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSAC.2017.2658999     Document Type: Article

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