Fair and Regulated Spectrum Allocation in Licensed Shared Access Networks

Butt, M. M. , Galiotto, C. and Marchetti, N. (2016) Fair and Regulated Spectrum Allocation in Licensed Shared Access Networks. In: 2016 IEEE 27th Annual International Symposium on Personal, Indoor, and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC), Valencia, Spain, 04-08 Sep 2016, ISBN 9781509032556 (doi: 10.1109/PIMRC.2016.7794807)

Abstract

We propose a novel Licensed Shared Access (LSA) spectrum allocation framework in this paper. The spectrum is made available to the licensee mobile network operators (MNOs) at specific time instants, in a specific service area, and for a specific time period. We propose a spectrum allocation algorithm which aims at providing resources to the MNOs in such a way that they can utilize them to serve their users and the resource allocation is fair at the same time. We also introduce a penalty mechanism whose output is a reduced spectrum allocation for the MNOs which violate the LSA spectrum use regulations. Our proposed algorithms are evaluated numerically and our results show that we can both guarantee fairness in spectrum allocation and penalize the MNOs that misbehave in regards to the LSA spectrum usage limitations imposed by the incumbent.

• Item Type: Conference Proceedings
• Additional Information: The project ADEL acknowledges the financial support of the Seventh Framework Programme for Research of the European Commission under grant number: 619647. We also acknowledge support from the Science Foundation Ireland under grants No. 13/RC/2077 and No. 10/CE/i853.
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Butt, Dr Muhammad Majid
• Authors: Butt, M. M., Galiotto, C., and Marchetti, N.
• College/School: College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering
• ISSN: 2166-9589
• ISBN: 9781509032556
• Published Online: 22 December 2016
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2016 IEEE
• First Published: First published in 2016 27th Annual International Symposium on Personal, Indoor, and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC)
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