Wireless networks are increasingly moving towards a heterogeneous operating model involving the sharing of spectrum resources by different access technologies. Sharing wireless resources between different wireless technologies requires protocols that share spectrum in an equitable manner. In this paper, we examine the time-sharing of wireless channels by Wi-Fi and LTE-U networks. To design fair access protocol for the networks we use α fairness criterion. It allows to find a continuum of fair protocols (a protocol per α ). To find the most fair from this continuum of fair protocols we apply Nash bargaining approach. In particular, we show that such a time-sharing bargaining protocol, in spite of the interference between signals, can lead to a gain for both networks under an increase of the transmission power to one of them.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationWired/Wireless Internet Communications
Subtitle of host publication15th IFIP WG 6.2 International Conference, WWIC 2017, St. Petersburg, Russia, June 21–23, 2017, Proceedings
PublisherSpringer Nature
Pages3-15
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-319-61382-6
ISBN (Print)978-3-319-61381-9
StatePublished - 2017
EventWired/Wireless Internet Communications: 15th IFIP WG 6.2 International Conference - St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
Duration: 21 Jun 201723 Jun 2017

Publication series

Name Lecture Notes in Computer Science
PublisherSpringer
Volume10372

Conference

ConferenceWired/Wireless Internet Communications
Abbreviated titleWWIC 2017
Country/TerritoryRussian Federation
CitySt. Petersburg
Period21/06/1723/06/17

    Research areas

  • Wi-Fi, LTE-U, Fairness, Bargaining

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