Transmission Profile Selection in Dense Wireless Networks

Abstract

One of the recent approaches for improving capacity of future wireless network is to increase the density of nodes by deployment of short-range base stations called small cells. When the number of such nodes is high, one may think of socalled ultra or extreme dense networks. In such a case, the efficient management of consumed energy is crucial. In this paper, we discuss the concept of transmit profile selection applied in dense wireless networks. Each profile is defined by the tuple of certain parameters which specify the transmit characteristics of each node, and in consequence allows for assessing total power consumption. Two power profiles have been defined, where one considers transmission using advanced channel coding algorithms and the other utilizes simple modulation schemes with no channel coding. Computer simulation has been performed to compare the performance of the network operating in one of these modes.