Optimal Resource Allocation for Multi-Access in Heterogeneous Wireless Networks

Multi-access for multi-mode terminals is possible in heterogeneous networks environment which becomes a critical issue for transmission in parallel with meeting user quality of service (QoS) performance requirements and throughput maximization. The previous optimal resource allocation schemes, which do not consider service type, may allocate scarce radio resources inefficiently. To solve this, we propose an optimal resource allocation algorithm with distinguishing the services traffic into two classes: Delay-Constraint (DC) and Best-Effort (BE). In our work, we formulate a mathematical optimal model to support such heterogeneous service requirements in multi-radio access scenario. Then, we develop a optimal radio resource allocation algorithm that achieves the goal of maximizing the total system throughput in heterogeneous networks, while efficiently satisfying the QoS requirement for DC services traffic and fairness for BE services traffic. Simulation results show that the proposed service traffic differentiation based radio resource allocation algorithm significantly outperforms other existing schemes.