Distributed fair spectrum assignment for large-scale wireless DSA networks

This paper proposes a distributed and fair resource allocation scheme for large-scale wireless dynamic spectrum access networks based on particle filtering theory. We introduce a proportionally fair global objective function to maximize the total network throughput while ensuring fairness among users. We rely on particle filtering theory to enable distributed access and allocation of spectrum resources without compromising the overall achievable throughput. Through intensive simulation, we show that our proposed approach performs well by achieving high overall throughput while also improving fairness between users. Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering 2015.This work was made possible by NPRP grant # NPRP 5- 319- 2-121 from the Qatar National Research Fund (a member of Qatar Foundation). The statements made herein are solely the responsibility of the authors.Scopus2-s2.0-8495267388