Radio Resource Management for Mobile Traffic Offloading in Heterogeneous Cellular Networks

• Main Authors: Wu, Yuan (Author), Qian, Li Ping (Author), Huang, Jianwei (Author), Shen, Xuemin (Sherman) (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Electrical and Computer Engineering,
• Subjects: Engineering.; Computer communication systems.; Electrical engineering.; Communications Engineering, Networks.; Computer Communication Networks.; Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet).

This SpringerBrief offers two concrete design examples for traffic offloading. The first is an optimal resource allocation for small-cell based traffic offloading that aims at minimizing mobile users’ data cost. The second is an optimal resource allocation for device-to-device assisted traffic offlo...

Table of Contents:

• Traffic Offloading in Heterogeneous Cellular Networks
• Resource Allocation for Small-Cell based Traffic Offloading
• Resource Allocation for D2D-assisted Traffic Offloading
• Conclusions and Future Directions.