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Cluster Coordinator Node Based Inter-Cell Interference Management Methods in Heterogeneous Networks

이기종 네트워크에서 클러스터 코디네이터 노드 기반의 셀간 간섭 관리 방법

  • 양모찬 (숭실대학교 대학원 정보통신공학과) ;
  • 오선애 (숭실대학교 대학원 정보통신공학과) ;
  • 신오순 (숭실대학교 정보통신전자공학부) ;
  • 신요안 (숭실대학교 정보통신전자공학부)
  • Received : 2012.02.21
  • Accepted : 2013.02.22
  • Published : 2013.03.29
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Abstract

3GPP LTE-Advanced (Third Generation Partnership Project Long Term Evolution-Advanced) as a next generation mobile communication standard introduced small base stations such as femto cells or pico cells, and D2D (Device-to-Device) communications between mobiles in the proximity in order to satisfy the needs of rapidly growing wireless data traffic. A diverse range of topics has been studied to solve various interference situations which may occur within a single cell. In particular, an introduction of a small base station along with D2D communication raises important issues of how to increase the channel capacity and frequency efficiency in HetNets (Heterogeneous Networks). To this end, we propose in this paper methods to manage the interference between the macro cell and other small cells in the HetNet to improve the frequency efficiency. The proposed CCN (Cluster Coordinator Node)-assisted ICI (Inter-Cell Interference) avoidance methods exploit the CCN to control the interference in HetNet comprising of an MeNB (Macro enhanced Node-B) and a large number of small cells. A CCN which is located at the center of a number of small cells serves to avoid the interference between macro cell and small cells. We propose methods of resource allocation to avoid ICI for user equipments within the CCN coverage, and evaluate their performance through system-level computer simulations.

차세대 이동통신 시스템 규격으로서 3GPP LTE-Advanced (Third Generation Partnership Project Long Term Evolution-Advanced)는 급격하게 증가하는 무선 데이터 트래픽 요구를 해결하기 위해 펨토 셀 혹은 피코 셀과 같은 소형 기지국 및 단말과 단말 사이에 근거리 통신을 수행하는 D2D (Device-to-Device) 통신 방식을 도입하였다. 대형 기지국인 매크로 셀과 소형 기지국인 펨토 셀과 피코 셀 그리고 D2D 통신이 한 개의 셀 내에 혼재하면서 생기는 다양한 간섭 상황이 정리되었으며, 이를 해결하기 위해서 다양한 주제 범위에서 연구가 되었다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 이러한 HetNet (Heterogeneous Network)에서 매크로 셀과 타 기종 네트워크 사이의 간섭을 관리하고 주파수 효율성을 높일 수 있는 간섭회피 방법을 제시한다. 본 논문에서 고려하는 CCN (Cluster Coordinator Node)의 도움을 받는 셀간 간섭회피 방법은 하나의 MeNB (Macro enhanced Node-B)와 다수 소형 셀들이 공존하는 HetNet 환경에서 다수 소형 셀들을 하나의 CCN이 관리하는 구조를 고려한다. HetNet에서 셀간 간섭관리를 위한 구체적인 방법으로 본 논문에서는 CCN 영역 내에 사용자들의 간섭회피를 위한 자원할당 방법을 제안하고, 이들 성능을 시스템 레벨 모의시험을 통해 검증하였다.

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