Collaborative Algorithm for Resource Allocation in LTE-Advanced Relay Networks

The Capability of Relay Station deployment towards improving transmission data rates in the LTE-Advanced network has become widely accepted. However, Relay deployments are ususally burdened with the problem of resource allocation on the relay link where the relay station and users directly connected to the Donor eNB (DeNB) compete for available resources. In this paper, we propose a Collaborative Algorithm based on the Market Game theory to address this problem of Resource Allocation with LTE-Advanced Relay network. The result collated from our theoretical analysis indicates an improvement in the data rates achieved by users within the relay station's cell range.