Journal of Applied Sciences ›› 2017, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (3): 299-308.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.0255-8297.2017.03.003

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Channel Allocation of Femtocell Based on Heuristic Ant Colony Algorithm

CHEN Jia-min, ZHU Qi   

  1. Jiangsu Key Lab of Wireless Communications, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210003, China
  • Received:2015-05-31 Revised:2016-12-07 Online:2017-05-30 Published:2017-05-30

Abstract:

Considering a heterogeneous cellular network composed of macrocell and femtocell, this paper proposes a channel allocation method in femtocells by combining the graph theory and a heuristic ant colony algorithm. The proposed algorithm constructs adjacency matrix of femtocells using the graph theory, and acquires an available channel list of each femtocell according to signal to interference and noise ratio (SINR) of macro users and femto users. To achieve maximum average throughput of femtocells, a guide is provided to solve the heuristic ant colony algorithm using heuristic information and pheromone. Simulation results indicate that the proposed algorithm can improve the total system throughput while ensuring quality of service for both macro and femto users.

Key words: heuristic ant colony algorithm, graph theory, channel allocation, femtocell, throughput

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