Abstract
We study the problem of stable scheduling for a class of wireless networks. The goal is to stabilize the queues holding information to be transmitted over a fading channel. Few assumptions are made on the arrival process statistics other than the assumption that their mean values lie within the capacity region and that they satisfy a version of the law of large numbers. We prove that, for any mean arrival rate that lies in the capacity region, the queues will be stable under our policy. Moreover, we show that it is easy to incorporate imperfect queue length information and other approximations that can simplify the implementation of our policy.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 411-424 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking |
Volume | 13 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 2005 |
Keywords
- Resource allocation
- Stability in the mean
- Stochastic control
- Throughput-optimal scheduling
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Software
- Computer Science Applications
- Computer Networks and Communications
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering