On the capacity-fairness tradeoff in multiuser diversity systems

Lin Yang*, Ming Kang, Mohamed Slim Alouini

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Conventional multiuser diversity maximizes the system throughput but results in an unfair scheduling of the system resources across users. Proportional fair scheduling types of systems achieve strict fairness among different users, but this fairness comes at the cost of a significant system capacity penalty. In this paper, we propose two forms of a hybrid multiuser scheduling scheme that provides a flexible balance/ tradeoff between the system achievable capacity and the fairness among users. Our results show that the capacity versus fairness tradeoff can be achieved by grouping users and then using a two-step selection process.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1901-1907
Number of pages7
JournalIEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
Volume56
Issue number4 I
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2007
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Capacity
  • Degree of fairness
  • Fading channels
  • Multiuser selection diversity
  • Scheduling

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Automotive Engineering

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