Optimal rate control in a quasi-static wireless fading channel with throughput and power constraints

Abstract

We propose a novel recursive algorithm for determining the optimal admission and transmission rates for an M/M/1 transmitter buffer for obtaining minimum average queue length, under quasi-static fading, while satisfying a throughput constraint with given available transmit power. The optimal rate setting policy is obtained with significant savings in memory and computational complexity, and is simple and easy to implement.