CPLD-PGPS scheduling algorithm in wireless OFDM systems

Abstract

In this paper, we propose a new scheduler for orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) wireless communication systems, called channel-condition and packet-length dependent packet generalized processor sharing (CPLD-PGPS) scheduler. The CPLD scheduler considers the condition of the physical channel and the length of packets at the same time, and optimally allocates the subcarriers in a frame. With this scheduler the system can achieve better system BER performance, and correspondingly superior PER performance. The system throughput is improved, at the same time the required bandwidth is guaranteed, and long term fairness for all the traffic in the system is provided. In order to reduce the algorithm complexity, a simplified CPLD is proposed, which maintains the system throughput as in the original scheduler, and guarantees the system performance with properly set system parameters. The superior performance of the proposed scheduler is demonstrated by simulation results.