Joint ABS and user grouping allocation for HetNet with picocell deployment in downlink

Abstract In order to resolve the co-channel inter-cell interference problem in heterogeneous networks (HetNet), the feature of almost blank subframes (ABS) in the time domain of the enhanced inter-cell interference coordination (eICIC) is utilized. In this paper, an ABS configuration design is devel...

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Main Authors: Wei-Chen Pao, Jhih-Wei Lin, Yung-Fang Chen, Chin-Liang Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-10-01
Series:EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13638-017-0945-9