text: The development of self-interference (SI) cancelation technology makes full-duplex (FD) communication possible. Considering the quality of service (QoS) of flows in small cells densely deployed scenario with limited time slot resources, this paper introduces the FD communication into the concurrent scheduling problem of millimeter-wave wireless backhaul network. We propose a QoS-aware FD concurrent scheduling algorithm to maximize the number of flows with their QoS requirements satisfied. Based on the contention graph, the algorithm makes full use of the FD condition. Both residual SI and multi-user interference are considered. Besides, it also fully considers the QoS requirements of flows and ensures the flows can be transmitted at high rates. Extensive simulations at 60 GHz demonstrate that with high SI cancelation level and appropriate contention threshold, the proposed FD algorithm can achieve superior performance in terms of the number of flows with their QoS requirements satisfied and the system throughput compared with other state-of-the-art schemes.
  @cite_18: Millimeter wave (mmWave) communication has been a promising technology of future fifth generation (5G) cellular networks. Due to the tremendous propagation loss of mmWave communication, device-to-device (D2D) communications are widely used over directional mmWave networks to improve the network throughput. In this paper, a new time resource sharing scheme is proposed based on Stackelberg game for interference D2D links to further enhance the network throughput. The D2D links causing interference can access to the time resource by paying higher price, while the D2D links causing no interference can also be scheduled in the scheme. Concurrent transmission scheduling between D2D links causing interference is formulated as a non-cooperative game, which achieves a distributed transmission power control solution among the interference D2D links. Moreover, the price strategy can be adjusted by setting the interference threshold such that the transmission quality can be guaranteed. The simulation results show that the proposed scheme can achieve significant network throughput gain compared with traditional concurrent transmission scheme.
  @cite_4: In this paper, a concurrent transmission scheduling algorithm is proposed to enhance the resource utilization efficiency for multi-Gbps millimeter-wave (mmWave) networks. Specifically, we exploit spatial-time division multiple access (STDMA) to improve the system throughput by allowing both non-interfering and interfering links to transmit concurrently, considering the high propagation loss at mmWave band and the utilization of directional antenna. Concurrent transmission scheduling in mmWave networks is formulated as an optimization model to maximize the number of flows scheduled in the network such that the quality of service (QoS) requirement of each flow is satisfied. We further decompose the optimization problem and propose a flip-based heuristic scheduling algorithm with low computational complexity to solve the problem. Extensive simulations demonstrate that the proposed algorithm can significantly improve the network performance in terms of network throughput and the number of supported flows.
  @cite_7: With the explosive growth of mobile data demand, small cells densely deployed underlying the homogeneous macro-cells are emerging as a promising candidate for the fifth generation (5G) mobile network. The backhaul communication for small cells poses a significant challenge, and with huge bandwidth available in the mmWave band, the wireless backhaul at mmWave frequencies can be a promising backhaul solution for small cells. In this paper, we propose the Maximum QoS-aware Independent Set (MQIS) based scheduling algorithm for the mmWave backhaul network of small cells to maximize the number of flows with their QoS requirements satisfied. In the algorithm, concurrent transmissions and the QoS aware priority are exploited to achieve more successfully scheduled flows and higher network throughput. Simulations in the 73 GHz band are conducted to demonstrate the superior performance of our algorithm in terms of the number of successfully scheduled flows and the system throughput compared with other existing schemes.
  @cite_0: Millimeter-wave (mmWave) transmissions are promising technologies for high data rate (multi-Gbps) Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs). In this paper, we first introduce the concept of exclusive region (ER) to allow concurrent transmissions to explore the spatial multiplexing gain of wireless networks. Considering the unique characteristics of mmWave communications and the use of omni-directional or directional antennae, we derive the ER conditions which ensure that concurrent transmissions can always outperform serial TDMA transmissions in a mmWave WPAN. We then propose REX, a randomized ER based scheduling scheme, to decide a set of senders that can transmit simultaneously. In addition, the expected number of flows that can be scheduled for concurrent transmissions is obtained analytically. Extensive simulations are conducted to validate the analysis and demonstrate the effectiveness and efficiency of the proposed REX scheduling scheme. The results should provide important guidelines for future deployment of mmWave based WPANs.
  @cite_19: Heterogeneous cellular networks (HCNs) are emerging as a promising candidate for the fifth-generation (5G) mobile network. With base stations (BSs) of small cells densely deployed, the cost-effective, flexible, and green backhaul solution has become one of the most urgent and critical challenges. With vast amounts of spectrum available, wireless backhaul in the millimeter-wave (mmWave) band is able to provide transmission rates of several gigabits per second. The mmWave backhaul utilizes beamforming to achieve directional transmission, and concurrent transmissions under low interlink interference can be enabled to improve network capacity. To achieve an energy-efficient solution for mmWave backhauling, we first formulate the problem of minimizing the energy consumption via concurrent transmission scheduling and power control into a mixed integer nonlinear program (MINLP). Then, we develop an energy-efficient and practical mmWave backhauling scheme, which consists of the maximum independent set (MIS)-based scheduling algorithm and the power control algorithm. We also theoretically analyze the conditions that our scheme reduces energy consumption, as well as the choice of the interference threshold. Through extensive simulations under various traffic patterns and system parameters, we demonstrate the superior performance of our scheme in terms of energy efficiency and analyze the choice of the interference threshold under different traffic loads, BS distributions, and the maximum transmission power.
summary: Compared with the serial TDMA scheme, concurrent transmission scheduling can significantly increase the system throughput, and thus has been extensively studied @cite_7 , @cite_0 - @cite_19 . Cai @cite_0 proposed a scheduling algorithm based on exclusive region to support concurrent transmissions. To maximize the number of flows scheduled in the network so that the QoS requirement of each flow is satisfied, Qiao . @cite_4 proposed a flip-based scheduling algorithm. In @cite_7 , Zhu proposed a Maximum QoS aware Independent Set (MQIS) based scheduling algorithm for mmWave backhaul networks to maximize the number of flows with their QoS requirements satisfied. In MQIS, the concurrent transmission and the QoS aware priority are exploited to achieve more successfully scheduled flows and higher network throughput. In @cite_18 , based on Stackelberg game, Li proposed a distributed transmission power control solution for the concurrent transmission scheduling between interference D2D links to further enhance the network throughput. Niu @cite_19 proposed an energy efficient scheduling scheme for the mmWave backhaul network, which exploits concurrent transmissions to achieve higher energy efficiency. However, all the above scheduling algorithms assume the devices are HD.