Optimal rate control in wireless networks with fading channels

20 January 2003

conference paper
Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

Vol. 1 (10903038) , 807-811
https://doi.org/10.1109/vetec.1999.778311

Abstract

A dynamic programming optimization method is used to obtain the optimal rate control policy in a wireless network with fading channel. In a wireless network it is assumed that the base station is capable of transceiving data packets at two rates, either R/sub h/ or R/sub l/ (R/sub h/>R/sub l/). An optimal policy is derived which jointly minimizes the transmission delay and the number of rate switchings in the network. Numerical results indicate that by sacrificing only 1% of transmission quality in terms of the average delay one can achieve more than 50% reduction in switching load of the network. Our analytical as well as numerical results confirm that the optimal policy is a threshold policy.

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