Power Allocation in Cellular Networks Based on Outage Probability and Normalized SINR

Abstract

In this paper, power allocation in cellular networks is proposed based on the outage probability and normalized signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR). Upper and lower bounds on the outage probability are determined using the normalized SINR considering path loss, shadowing, and fading. The problems of minimizing the user power subject to outage probability and target SINR constraints are then considered as power allocation problems. These problems are solved using Perron-Frobenius theory and geometric programming (GP). The objectives are to efficiently provide users with flexible date rates and reduce the outage probability and user transmit power. Typically, only the path loss is considered in determining the outage probability whereas path loss, multipath fading and lognormal shadowing are considered in this paper along with the interference from other users. Results are presented which show that the proposed power allocation schemes provide better performance than the target SINR tracking power control (TPC), opportunistic power control (OPC), and temporary removal and feasibility check power control (DFC) algorithms.