Journal of Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

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JOURNAL OF BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOM ›› 2013, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (2): 50-54.doi: 10.13190/jbupt.201302.50.zhangy

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Interference Alignment Based on Exact Potential Game

ZHANG Yang1,2, ZHOU Zheng1, SHI Lei3, LI Bin1, LI De-jian1   

  1. 1. Key Laboratory of Universal Wireless Communications (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications), Ministry of Education, Beijing 100876, China;<br>2. College of Computer and Communication Engineering, China University of Petroleum, Shandong Qingdao 266580, China;<br>3. The 54th Research Institute of China Electronics Technology Group Corporation, Shijiazhuang 050081, China
  • Received:2012-05-06 Revised:2013-01-14 Online:2013-04-30 Published:2013-03-25
  • Contact: Yang ZHANG E-mail:zhangyang@upc.edu.cn
  • Supported by:

    ;National Science and Technology Major Projects

Abstract:

Maximizing the users expected signal may cause interferences to other users in current interference alignment algorithms for multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) interference channels. It reduces the total channel capacities. Considering the fact that multiple interfering links consist of a game group, a new interference alignment algorithm is presented based on the exact potential game theory. The algorithm designs a mathematic model for interference alignment algorithm based on game theory, and proves that the proposed game is a bounded exact potential game by constructing a bounded potential function which converges to a <em>ε</em>-Nash equilibrium through finite interactions, and also the impact of cost factor on the performance of algorithms is discussed. Simulation shows that the new algorithm is with better performance than the existing minimum-interference (min-INL) and maximum-signal interference noise ratio (max-SINR) interference alignment algorithms and can significantly improve the multi-user networks capacity.

Key words: multiple-input multiple-output, interference alignment, exact potential game, <em>ε</em>-Nash equilibrium point, approximate finite improvement property

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