Optimal Joint Diversity and Power Control for Wireless Networks

[[abstract]]We propose in this paper an efficient method to derive the optimal feasible power and weight for joint diversity and power control. Instead of solving a constrained optimization problem where both the variables of power and the variables of weight are involved, this method simply solves a set of equations where only the variables of power are involved. It is proven that the power and weight obtained from the proposed method can minimize the power consumption. To reduce the computational complexity, we further propose another method where the number of equations can be reduced from the number of users to the number of base stations.[[note]]SC