Potential games for energy-efficient resource allocation in multipoint-to-multipoint CDMA wireless data networks

The problem of noncooperative resource allocation in a multipoint-to-multipoint CDMA cellular network is considered in this paper. The considered scenario is general enough to represent several key instances of modern wireless networks such as a multicellular network, a peer-to-peer network (interference channel), and a wireless network equipped with femtocells. In particular, the problem of joint transmit waveforms adaptation, linear receiver design, and transmit power control is examined. Several utility functions to be maximized are considered, and, among them, we cite the received SINR, and the transmitter energy efficiency, which is measured in bit/J, and represents the number of successfully delivered bits for each energy unit used for transmission. Resorting to the theory of potential games, noncooperative games admitting Nash equilibria in multipoint-to-multipoint cellular networks regardless of the channel coefficient realizations are designed. Computer simulations confirm that the considered games are convergent, and show the huge benefits that resource allocation schemes can bring to the performance of wireless data networks. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.