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Evolving coverage optimisation functions for heterogeneous networks using grammatical genetic programming

  • Michael Fenton
  • , David Lynch
  • , Stepan Kucera
  • , Holger Claussen
  • , Michael O’Neill
  • University College Dublin
  • Nokia

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Abstract

Heterogeneous Cellular Networks are multi-tiered cellular networks comprised of Macro Cells and Small Cells in which all cells occupy the same bandwidth. User Equipments greedily attach to whichever cell provides the best signal strength. While Macro Cells are invariant, the power and selection bias for each Small Cell can be increased or decreased (subject to pre-defined limits) such that more or fewer UEs attach to that cell. Setting optimal power and selection bias levels for Small Cells is key for good network performance. The application of Genetic Programming techniques has been proven to produce good results in the control of Heterogenous Networks. Expanding on previous works, this paper uses grammatical GP to evolve distributed control functions for Small Cells in order to vary their power and bias settings. The objective of these control functions is to evolve control functions that maximise a proportional fair utility of UE throughputs.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationApplications of Evolutionary Computation - 19th European Conference, EvoApplications 2016, Proceedings
EditorsPaolo Burelli, Giovanni Squillero
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages219-234
Number of pages16
ISBN (Print)9783319312033
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016
Externally publishedYes
Event19th European Conference on Applications of Evolutionary Computation, EvoApplications 2016 - Porto, Portugal
Duration: 30 Mar 20161 Apr 2016

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume9597
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference19th European Conference on Applications of Evolutionary Computation, EvoApplications 2016
Country/TerritoryPortugal
CityPorto
Period30/03/161/04/16

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