Distributed throughput maximization in wireless networks via random power allocation

  • Authors:
  • Hyang-Won Lee;Eytan Modiano;Long Bao Le

  • Affiliations:
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA;Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA;Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA

  • Venue:
  • WiOPT'09 Proceedings of the 7th international conference on Modeling and Optimization in Mobile, Ad Hoc, and Wireless Networks
  • Year:
  • 2009

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Abstract

We consider throughput-optimal power allocation in multi-hop wireless networks. The study of this problem has been limited due to the non-convexity of the underlying optimization problems, that prohibits an efficient solution even in a centralized setting. We take a randomization approach to deal with this difficulty. To this end, we generalize the randomization framework originally proposed for input queued switches to an SINR rate-based interference model. Further, we develop distributed power allocation and com parison algorithms that satisfy these conditions, thereby achieving (nearly) 100% throughput. We illustrate the performance of our proposed power allocation solution through numerical investigation and present several extensions for the considered problem.