Energy Efficient Multiuser Scheduling: Exploiting the Loss Tolerance of the Application

Butt, M. M. and Jorswieck, E. A. (2013) Energy Efficient Multiuser Scheduling: Exploiting the Loss Tolerance of the Application. In: 2012 IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Anaheim, CA, USA, 03-07 Dec 2012, pp. 3531-3536. ISBN 9781467309219 (doi: 10.1109/GLOCOM.2012.6503662)

Abstract

We address the problem of energy efficient scheduling for the loss tolerant applications by exploiting the multiuser diversity. The proposed scheduling scheme allows dropping of a certain predefined proportion of data packets on the transmitter side. However, there is a hard constraint on the maximum number of successively dropped packets. The scheduler exploits average data loss tolerance to reduce the average system energy expenditure while fulfills the hard constraint on successively dropped packets. We analyze the scheme using asymptotically large user limit. The numerical results illustrate the energy efficiency of the scheme as a function of the average packet drop probability and the maximum permitted successively dropped packets parameters.

• Item Type: Conference Proceedings
• Additional Information: This work was carried out during an ERCIM ”Alain Bensoussan” Fellowship tenure. This Programme is supported by the Marie Curie Co-funding of Regional, National and International Programmes (COFUND) of the European Commission.
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Butt, Dr Muhammad Majid
• Authors: Butt, M. M., and Jorswieck, E. A.
• College/School: College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering
• ISSN: 1930-529X
• ISBN: 9781467309219
• Published Online: 23 April 2013
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2012 IEEE
• First Published: First published in 2012 IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM): 3531-3536
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