{"id":{"repo_id":"kings","oai_identifier":"oai:kclpure.kcl.ac.uk:studenttheses/276c8a4f-a152-4fab-8619-54f6bfbeaafc"},"canonical_url":"https://search.dev.ndltd.org/etd/kings/oai:kclpure.kcl.ac.uk:studenttheses/276c8a4f-a152-4fab-8619-54f6bfbeaafc","repository":{"repo_id":"kings","name":"King's College London","base_url":"https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/ws/oai"},"display":{"title":"Interference management in cooperative multi-cell networks","abstract":"In multi-cell networks where resources are aggressively reused, eliminating
interference is the key factor to reduce the system energy consumption.
This thesis proposes interference management techniques based on beamforming
with different levels of cooperation amongst base stations (BSs).
First, a multi-cell beamforming (MBF) technique is introduced to design
beamformers as if geographically distributed BSs were a single BS. The
aim is to minimise the total transmit power across the network while maintaining
the required signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR) for every
user. An iterative algorithm is proposed to solve the optimisation problem
of MBF. Since the MBF scheme requires the circulation of all users’ data
amongst coordinating BSs, a user position aware (UPA) algorithm is developed
for MBF to reduce the backhaul overhead by allocating each user
to nearby BSs only. To completely avoid user data circulation, a semi definite
programming (SDP) algorithm, named as coordinated beamforming
(CBF), is introduced to jointly calculate beamformers for all coordinating
BSs in a manner that each BS transmits to its local users only. Taking
into account errors in channel estimations, robust beamforming designs are
developed for CBF. Next, fast wireless backhaul protocols, i.e., Star and
Ring, are proposed using network coding to enable links amongst coordinating
BSs. The maximum achievable throughput of each protocol is
analysed. The power consumption of the Ring protocol is characterised
and used to compare and evaluate the performance of the proposed beamforming
schemes. The deployments of MBF, UPA-MBF and CBF schemes
require a central unit for a group of coordinating BSs as well as backhaul
links amongst them. In fact, a central unit may not always be available,
e.g., in femtocell and self-organising networks, while backhaul links may
be limited. Hence, distributed beamforming (DBF) is proposed to independently
design beamformers for the local users of each BS. In DBF, the
combination of each BS’s total transmit power and its resulting interference
power toward other BSs’ users is minimised while the required SINRs for
its local users are maintained. SDP and iterative algorithms are introduced
to solve the optimisation problem of DBF.","abstract_html":"In multi-cell networks where resources are aggressively reused, eliminating<br/>interference is the key factor to reduce the system energy consumption.<br/>This thesis proposes interference management techniques based on beamforming<br/>with different levels of cooperation amongst base stations (BSs).<br/>First, a multi-cell beamforming (MBF) technique is introduced to design<br/>beamformers as if geographically distributed BSs were a single BS. The<br/>aim is to minimise the total transmit power across the network while maintaining<br/>the required signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR) for every<br/>user. An iterative algorithm is proposed to solve the optimisation problem<br/>of MBF. Since the MBF scheme requires the circulation of all users’ data<br/>amongst coordinating BSs, a user position aware (UPA) algorithm is developed<br/>for MBF to reduce the backhaul overhead by allocating each user<br/>to nearby BSs only. To completely avoid user data circulation, a semi definite<br/>programming (SDP) algorithm, named as coordinated beamforming<br/>(CBF), is introduced to jointly calculate beamformers for all coordinating<br/>BSs in a manner that each BS transmits to its local users only. Taking<br/>into account errors in channel estimations, robust beamforming designs are<br/>developed for CBF. Next, fast wireless backhaul protocols, i.e., Star and<br/>Ring, are proposed using network coding to enable links amongst coordinating<br/>BSs. The maximum achievable throughput of each protocol is<br/>analysed. The power consumption of the Ring protocol is characterised<br/>and used to compare and evaluate the performance of the proposed beamforming<br/>schemes. The deployments of MBF, UPA-MBF and CBF schemes<br/>require a central unit for a group of coordinating BSs as well as backhaul<br/>links amongst them. In fact, a central unit may not always be available,<br/>e.g., in femtocell and self-organising networks, while backhaul links may<br/>be limited. Hence, distributed beamforming (DBF) is proposed to independently<br/>design beamformers for the local users of each BS. In DBF, the<br/>combination of each BS’s total transmit power and its resulting interference<br/>power toward other BSs’ users is minimised while the required SINRs for<br/>its local users are maintained. SDP and iterative algorithms are introduced<br/>to solve the optimisation problem of DBF.","abstract_has_math":false,"creators":["Le, Tuan"],"institution":"King's College London","degree_name":"Doctor of Philosophy","degree_level":"Doctoral Thesis","degree_discipline":null,"degree_department":null,"school":null,"contributors":[],"advisors":["Nakhai, Mohammad Reza","Friderikos, Vasilis"],"committee_chairs":[],"committee_members":[],"year":2012,"date_issued":"2012-11-1","date_published":"2012-11-1","updated_at":"2026-07-24T02:44:40Z","subjects":[],"languages":["eng"],"rights":[],"rights_urls":[],"identifier_entries":[{"key":"dc:identifier","label":"Identifier","values":["oai:kclpure.kcl.ac.uk:studenttheses/276c8a4f-a152-4fab-8619-54f6bfbeaafc"],"render_values":[{"text":"oai:kclpure.kcl.ac.uk:studenttheses/276c8a4f-a152-4fab-8619-54f6bfbeaafc","href":null,"code":true}]}]},"links":{"outbound_url":"https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/en/studentTheses/276c8a4f-a152-4fab-8619-54f6bfbeaafc","outbound_label":"Repository record","outbound_source":"dc:identifier"},"metadata_groups":[{"id":"people","label":"People","entries":[{"key":"dc:contributor.advisor","label":"Advisor","values":["Nakhai, Mohammad Reza","Friderikos, Vasilis"]},{"key":"dc:creator","label":"Author","values":["Le, Tuan"]}]},{"id":"academic_context","label":"Academic Context","entries":[{"key":"dc:date","label":"Dc Date","values":["2012-11-1"]},{"key":"dc:date.issued","label":"Date","values":["2012-11-1"]},{"key":"dc:publisher.department","label":"Dc Publisher Department","values":["Informatics"]},{"key":"dc:publisher.institution","label":"Dc Publisher Institution","values":["King's College London"]},{"key":"dc:relation.isreferencedby","label":"Dc Relation Isreferencedby","values":["https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/en/studentTheses/276c8a4f-a152-4fab-8619-54f6bfbeaafc"]},{"key":"dc:type","label":"Dc Type","values":["Thesis"]},{"key":"dc:type.qualificationlevel","label":"Dc Type Qualificationlevel","values":["Doctoral Thesis"]},{"key":"dc:type.qualificationname","label":"Dc Type Qualificationname","values":["Doctor of Philosophy"]}]},{"id":"language_rights","label":"Language and Rights","entries":[{"key":"dc:language","label":"Dc Language","values":["eng"]}]},{"id":"identifiers","label":"Identifiers","entries":[{"key":"dc:identifier","label":"Identifier","values":["oai:kclpure.kcl.ac.uk:studenttheses/276c8a4f-a152-4fab-8619-54f6bfbeaafc","https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/en/studentTheses/276c8a4f-a152-4fab-8619-54f6bfbeaafc"]},{"key":"dc:identifier.uri","label":"Identifier URI","values":["https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/files/12932406/Studentthesis-Tuan_Le_2012.pdf"]}]},{"id":"additional","label":"Additional Metadata","entries":[{"key":"dc:description.abstract","label":"Abstract","values":["In multi-cell networks where resources are aggressively reused, eliminating
interference is the key factor to reduce the system energy consumption.
This thesis proposes interference management techniques based on beamforming
with different levels of cooperation amongst base stations (BSs).
First, a multi-cell beamforming (MBF) technique is introduced to design
beamformers as if geographically distributed BSs were a single BS. The
aim is to minimise the total transmit power across the network while maintaining
the required signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR) for every
user. An iterative algorithm is proposed to solve the optimisation problem
of MBF. Since the MBF scheme requires the circulation of all users’ data
amongst coordinating BSs, a user position aware (UPA) algorithm is developed
for MBF to reduce the backhaul overhead by allocating each user
to nearby BSs only. To completely avoid user data circulation, a semi definite
programming (SDP) algorithm, named as coordinated beamforming
(CBF), is introduced to jointly calculate beamformers for all coordinating
BSs in a manner that each BS transmits to its local users only. Taking
into account errors in channel estimations, robust beamforming designs are
developed for CBF. Next, fast wireless backhaul protocols, i.e., Star and
Ring, are proposed using network coding to enable links amongst coordinating
BSs. The maximum achievable throughput of each protocol is
analysed. The power consumption of the Ring protocol is characterised
and used to compare and evaluate the performance of the proposed beamforming
schemes. The deployments of MBF, UPA-MBF and CBF schemes
require a central unit for a group of coordinating BSs as well as backhaul
links amongst them. In fact, a central unit may not always be available,
e.g., in femtocell and self-organising networks, while backhaul links may
be limited. Hence, distributed beamforming (DBF) is proposed to independently
design beamformers for the local users of each BS. In DBF, the
combination of each BS’s total transmit power and its resulting interference
power toward other BSs’ users is minimised while the required SINRs for
its local users are maintained. SDP and iterative algorithms are introduced
to solve the optimisation problem of DBF."]},{"key":"dc:title","label":"Title","values":["Interference management in cooperative multi-cell networks"]}]}],"canonical_facts":{"dc:contributor.advisor":["Nakhai, Mohammad Reza","Friderikos, Vasilis"],"dc:creator":["Le, Tuan"],"dc:date":["2012-11-1"],"dc:date.issued":["2012-11-1"],"dc:description.abstract":["In multi-cell networks where resources are aggressively reused, eliminating
interference is the key factor to reduce the system energy consumption.
This thesis proposes interference management techniques based on beamforming
with different levels of cooperation amongst base stations (BSs).
First, a multi-cell beamforming (MBF) technique is introduced to design
beamformers as if geographically distributed BSs were a single BS. The
aim is to minimise the total transmit power across the network while maintaining
the required signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR) for every
user. An iterative algorithm is proposed to solve the optimisation problem
of MBF. Since the MBF scheme requires the circulation of all users’ data
amongst coordinating BSs, a user position aware (UPA) algorithm is developed
for MBF to reduce the backhaul overhead by allocating each user
to nearby BSs only. To completely avoid user data circulation, a semi definite
programming (SDP) algorithm, named as coordinated beamforming
(CBF), is introduced to jointly calculate beamformers for all coordinating
BSs in a manner that each BS transmits to its local users only. Taking
into account errors in channel estimations, robust beamforming designs are
developed for CBF. Next, fast wireless backhaul protocols, i.e., Star and
Ring, are proposed using network coding to enable links amongst coordinating
BSs. The maximum achievable throughput of each protocol is
analysed. The power consumption of the Ring protocol is characterised
and used to compare and evaluate the performance of the proposed beamforming
schemes. The deployments of MBF, UPA-MBF and CBF schemes
require a central unit for a group of coordinating BSs as well as backhaul
links amongst them. In fact, a central unit may not always be available,
e.g., in femtocell and self-organising networks, while backhaul links may
be limited. Hence, distributed beamforming (DBF) is proposed to independently
design beamformers for the local users of each BS. In DBF, the
combination of each BS’s total transmit power and its resulting interference
power toward other BSs’ users is minimised while the required SINRs for
its local users are maintained. SDP and iterative algorithms are introduced
to solve the optimisation problem of DBF."],"dc:identifier":["oai:kclpure.kcl.ac.uk:studenttheses/276c8a4f-a152-4fab-8619-54f6bfbeaafc","https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/en/studentTheses/276c8a4f-a152-4fab-8619-54f6bfbeaafc"],"dc:identifier.uri":["https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/files/12932406/Studentthesis-Tuan_Le_2012.pdf"],"dc:language":["eng"],"dc:publisher.department":["Informatics"],"dc:publisher.institution":["King's College London"],"dc:relation.isreferencedby":["https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/en/studentTheses/276c8a4f-a152-4fab-8619-54f6bfbeaafc"],"dc:title":["Interference management in cooperative multi-cell networks"],"dc:type":["Thesis"],"dc:type.qualificationlevel":["Doctoral Thesis"],"dc:type.qualificationname":["Doctor of Philosophy"]},"updated_at":"2026-07-24T02:44:40Z"}