On optimal spectrum-efficient routing in TDMA and FDMA multihop wireless networks

Saad, M

HERO ID

6107296

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year

2012

HERO ID 6107296
In Press No
Year 2012
Title On optimal spectrum-efficient routing in TDMA and FDMA multihop wireless networks
Authors Saad, M
Journal Computer Communications
Volume 35
Issue 5
Page Numbers 628-636
Abstract This paper addresses the problem of finding the route with maximum end-to-end spectral efficiency, under the constraint of equal bandwidth sharing, in multihop wireless networks that use time division multiple access (TDMA) or frequency division multiple access (FDMA). The conceptual difficulty of this problem arises from the fact that the associated routing metric is neither isotonic nor monotone, and, thus, it cannot be solved directly using shortest path algorithms. The author has recently presented the first polynomial-time algorithm that solves the problem to exact optimality for TDMA networks. The contribution of this paper is twofold. For TDMA networks, we present a new algorithm that achieves a significant improvement in the computational complexity as compared to the algorithms previously known. For FDMA networks, we introduce the first polynomial-time algorithm that provides provably optimal routes. The proposed algorithms rely on the divide-and-conquer principle and a modified Bellman–Ford algorithm for widest path computation. Our computational results further illustrate the efficiency of the proposed approach.
Doi 10.1016/j.comcom.2011.12.003
Wosid WOS:000301819100010
Url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140366411003872
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Keyword Multihop wireless networks; Spectrum-efficient routing; TDMA; FDMA; Polynomial-time algorithms