Multiuser frequency allocation with wideband power amplifier models

We consider the multiuser frequency allocation problem in single-input single-out put (SISO) LTE-A type uplink with carrier aggregation (CA). The increased bandwidth in LTE-A system allows orthogonal allocation of subcarriers among users. We consider both consecutive and distributed frequency allocation strategies with per user transmit power constraints and more realistic power amplifier models accounting the dependence of the amplifier efficiency on the frequency allocation. A novel binary integer programming with water-filling power allocation is proposed for consecutive frequency allocation. The system level performance is evaluated via computer simulations. The results shed light to the problem of frequency allocation with real user devices both from theoretical and practical points of view.

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