Game Theoretical Power Control in Heterogeneous Network

Abstract

The development of wireless technology has penetrated in femtocell communication systems, where this communication system is very flexible to develop. However, with many networks running simultaneously, which is called a heterogeneous network, a combination of macrocell and femtocell networks, interference between networks is unavoidable. To resolve this interference, it can be done with adaptive power control techniques by the user. Adaptive power control can be achieved through the use of Game Theory and also known as Power Control Game (PCG). By determining the appropriate utility function, the optimal power is obtained when using the power update iteration process. The results show that in the Proposed method when it reaches a convergent condition, both femto users and macro users are able to reach SINR that exceeds the target SINR of 5.496 for femto users and 10.04 for macro users. Meanwhile, the Distributed Power Control (DPC) method is only able to achieve the SINR user value which is the same as the target SINR, which is 5 and 10 for femto users and macro users, respectively. The Proposed method produces a higher SINR value for the user than the DPC method so that in terms of achieving the target SINR, it is possible to conclude that the Proposed approach is superior to the DPC.