Joint power and rate control using game theory in heterogeneous networks

A joint power and rate control using game theory algorithm is proposed in heterogeneous networks environment with interference among different systems. It designs a novel revenue function based on the fairness of users' power control and the rate allocation, accompanying with the interference of the primary users caused by different users. The existence and uniqueness of the Nash equilibrium of game theory are derived by rigorous mathematical. Furthermore, simulation results show that the proposed algorithm can improve users' power control and rate allocation significantly.