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Article: Absolute and asymptotic bounds for online frequency allocation in cellular networks

TitleAbsolute and asymptotic bounds for online frequency allocation in cellular networks
Authors
KeywordsCellular networks
Competitive analysis
Frequency allocation
Multicoloring
Online algorithms
Issue Date2010
PublisherSpringer New York LLC. The Journal's web site is located at http://link.springer.de/link/service/journals/00453/index.htm
Citation
Algorithmica (New York), 2010, v. 58 n. 2, p. 498-515 How to Cite?
AbstractGiven a cellular (mobile telephone) network, whose geographical coverage area is divided into hexagonal cells, phone calls are serviced by assigning frequencies to them so that no two calls emanating from the same or neighboring cells are assigned the same frequency. Assuming an online arrival of calls, the goal is to minimize the span of frequencies used to serve all of the calls. By first considering χ-colorable networks, which is a generalization of the (3-colorable) cellular networks, we present a (χ+1)/2-competitive online algorithm. This algorithm, when applied to cellular networks, is effectively a positive solution to the open problem posed in (Caragiannis et al. in Theory Comput. Syst. 35(5):521-543, 2002) Does a 2-competitive online algorithm exist for frequency allocation in cellular networks? We further prove a matching lower bound, which shows that our 2-competitive algorithm is optimal. We discover that an interesting phenomenon occurs for the online frequency allocation problem when the number of calls considered becomes large: previously-derived optimal bounds on competitive ratios no longer hold true. For cellular networks, we show a new asymptotic lower and upper bounds of 1.5 and 1.9126, respectively, which breaks through the optimal bound of 2 shown above. © 2009 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/129982
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2023 Impact Factor: 0.9
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.905
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Funding AgencyGrant Number
Hong Kong RGCHKU 7113/07E
NSFC10601048
National Natural Science Fund60496321
Funding Information:

F.Y.L. Chin was supported in parts by Hong Kong RGC Research Grant HKU 7113/07E. D. Ye was supported in parts by grant NSFC (10601048). Y. Zhang was supported in parts by National Natural Science Fund (grant no. 60496321).

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dc.contributor.authorChin, FYLen_HK
dc.contributor.authorYe, Den_HK
dc.contributor.authorZhang, Yen_HK
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dc.date.issued2010en_HK
dc.identifier.citationAlgorithmica (New York), 2010, v. 58 n. 2, p. 498-515en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0178-4617en_HK
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dc.description.abstractGiven a cellular (mobile telephone) network, whose geographical coverage area is divided into hexagonal cells, phone calls are serviced by assigning frequencies to them so that no two calls emanating from the same or neighboring cells are assigned the same frequency. Assuming an online arrival of calls, the goal is to minimize the span of frequencies used to serve all of the calls. By first considering χ-colorable networks, which is a generalization of the (3-colorable) cellular networks, we present a (χ+1)/2-competitive online algorithm. This algorithm, when applied to cellular networks, is effectively a positive solution to the open problem posed in (Caragiannis et al. in Theory Comput. Syst. 35(5):521-543, 2002) Does a 2-competitive online algorithm exist for frequency allocation in cellular networks? We further prove a matching lower bound, which shows that our 2-competitive algorithm is optimal. We discover that an interesting phenomenon occurs for the online frequency allocation problem when the number of calls considered becomes large: previously-derived optimal bounds on competitive ratios no longer hold true. For cellular networks, we show a new asymptotic lower and upper bounds of 1.5 and 1.9126, respectively, which breaks through the optimal bound of 2 shown above. © 2009 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.en_HK
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dc.subjectCellular networksen_HK
dc.subjectCompetitive analysisen_HK
dc.subjectFrequency allocationen_HK
dc.subjectMulticoloringen_HK
dc.subjectOnline algorithmsen_HK
dc.titleAbsolute and asymptotic bounds for online frequency allocation in cellular networksen_HK
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