Optimization of wireless communication systems using cross-layer information

In the last few years, a new design paradigm has arisen in the field of wireless communications research: the so-called cross-layer optimization. In fact, this paradigm implies the redefinition of the overall design strategies for this kind of systems as it breaks the classical OSI model. The endless need for higher and higher bit rates, stringent QoS requirements and anytime-anywhere connections for wireless systems leads to the necessity of squeezing to the utmost the available radio bandwidth. Cross-layer plays a key role to achieve this goal. The amount of literature about this issue is still relatively scarce, but the premier published results show that the potential obtainable gains are worthy to deserve the increasingly attention that cross-layer is getting. This paper revises the different definitions used for such paradigm, describes the possible mechanisms that can be fitted into the definitions, outlines research challenges to meet in the near future, and analyses different strategies proposed by the authors showing some recent novel results for CDMA-based and WLAN systems.

[1]  Eytan Modiano,et al.  Optimal energy allocation for delay-constrained data transmission over a time-varying channel , 2003, IEEE INFOCOM 2003. Twenty-second Annual Joint Conference of the IEEE Computer and Communications Societies (IEEE Cat. No.03CH37428).

[2]  Edmund Yeh,et al.  Delay-optimal rate allocation in multiaccess communications: a cross-layer view , 2002, 2002 IEEE Workshop on Multimedia Signal Processing..

[3]  Oriol Sallent,et al.  An adaptive ISMA-DS/CDMA MAC protocol for third-generation mobile communications systems , 2001, IEEE Trans. Veh. Technol..

[4]  Xudong Wang.  Wide-band TD-CDMA MAC with minimum-power allocation and rate- and BER-scheduling for wireless multimedia networks , 2004, TNET.

[5]  Andrea J. Goldsmith,et al.  Performance, optimization, and cross-layer design of media access protocols for wireless ad hoc networks , 2003, IEEE International Conference on Communications, 2003. ICC '03..

[6]  Lang Tong,et al.  Multipacket reception in random access wireless networks: from signal processing to optimal medium access control , 2001, IEEE Commun. Mag..

[7]  Kyandoghere Kyamakya,et al.  Cross-layer optimization, especially combination of channel estimation and position determination in multihop wireless networks (cellular and ad hoc) , 2003, 2003 IEEE 58th Vehicular Technology Conference. VTC 2003-Fall (IEEE Cat. No.03CH37484).

[8]  Sherry Marcus,et al.  Graph-based technologies for intelligence analysis , 2004, CACM.

[9]  Zygmunt J. Haas,et al.  Analysis of multipath routing, part 2: mitigation of the effects of frequently changing network topologies , 2004, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications.

[10]  Sridhar Iyer,et al.  Cross-layer design optimizations in wireless protocol stacks , 2004, Comput. Commun..

[11]  Timothy D. Andersen,et al.  A simple and effective cross layer networking system for mobile ad hoc networks , 2002, The 13th IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications.

[12]  Peng-Jun Wan,et al.  Minimum-power multicast routing in static ad hoc wireless networks , 2004, IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking.

[13]  José Oriol Sallent Roig,et al.  A near-optimum medium access protocol based on the distributed queueing random access protocol (DQRAP) for a CDMA third generation mobile communication system , 1999 .

[14]  Oriol Sallent,et al.  Analysis of a type II hybrid ARQ strategy in a DS-CDMA packet transmission environment , 2003, IEEE Trans. Commun..

[15]  Ramón Agustí,et al.  WLAN throughput improvement via distributed queuing MAC , 2005, IEEE Communications Letters.

[16]  Kaiji Mukumoto,et al.  A mixed channel access and hybrid ARQ method for wireless communication networks , 1995, Proceedings of ICUPC '95 - 4th IEEE International Conference on Universal Personal Communications.

[17]  Hayder Radha,et al.  Cross-layer protocol design for real-time multimedia applications over 802.11 b networks , 2003, 2003 International Conference on Multimedia and Expo. ICME '03. Proceedings (Cat. No.03TH8698).

[18]  Debbra Wetteroth.  OSI Reference Model for Telecommunications , 2001 .

[19]  Mani B. Srivastava,et al.  Adaptive link layer strategies for energy efficient wireless networking , 1999, Wirel. Networks.

[20]  Gordon L. Stuber,et al.  Principles of mobile communication (2nd ed.) , 2001 .

[21]  Mani B. Srivastava,et al.  Adaptive radio for multimedia wireless links , 1999, IEEE J. Sel. Areas Commun..

[22]  Ramesh Govindan,et al.  Networking support for query processing in sensor networks , 2004, CACM.

[23]  R. Agusti,et al.  MAC-PHY enhancement for 802.11b WLAN systems via cross-layering , 2003, 2003 IEEE 58th Vehicular Technology Conference. VTC 2003-Fall (IEEE Cat. No.03CH37484).

[24]  Simon S. Lam.  Packet Broadcast Networks - A Performance Analysis of the R-ALOHA Protocol , 1980, IEEE Trans. Computers.

[25]  Vincent K. N. Lau,et al.  Efficient multiple access control using a channel-adaptive protocol for a wireless ATM-based multimedia services network , 2001, Comput. Commun..

[26]  Wenxin Xu,et al.  A Distributed Queueing Random Access Protocol for a Broadcast Channel , 1993, SIGCOMM.

[27]  Antti Toskala,et al.  WCDMA for UMTS: Radio Access for Third Generation Mobile Communications , 2000 .

[28]  Gordon L. Stüber,et al.  Performance Analysis of Hybrid ARQ Protocols in a Slotted Direct-Sequence Code-Division Multiple-Access Network: Jamming Analysis , 1990, IEEE J. Sel. Areas Commun..

[29]  Michele Zorzi,et al.  Error Control and Energy Consumption in Communications for Nomadic Computing , 1997, IEEE Trans. Computers.

[30]  Zhao Liu,et al.  Distributed-queueing request update multiple access (DQRUMA) for wireless packet (ATM) networks , 1995, Proceedings IEEE International Conference on Communications ICC '95.

[31]  Mihaela van der Schaar,et al.  Adaptive cross-layer protection strategies for robust scalable video transmission over 802.11 WLANs , 2003, IEEE J. Sel. Areas Commun..

[32]  Edmund M. Yeh,et al.  A fundamental cross-layer approach to uplink resource allocation , 2003, IEEE Military Communications Conference, 2003. MILCOM 2003..

[33]  Gordon L. Stüber.  Principles of mobile communication , 1996 .

[34]  J. G. Andrews,et al.  Wireless channel-aware ad hoc cross-layer protocol with multiroute path selection diversity , 2003, 2003 IEEE 58th Vehicular Technology Conference. VTC 2003-Fall (IEEE Cat. No.03CH37484).

[35]  R.M. Buehrer,et al.  Wireless communications: past events and a future perspective , 2002, IEEE Communications Magazine.

[36]  Chun-Hung Liu,et al.  A source coding and modulation method for power saving and interference reduction in DS-CDMA sensor network systems , 2002, Proceedings of the 2002 American Control Conference (IEEE Cat. No.CH37301).

[37]  Yue Fang,et al.  Cross-layer performance effects of path coupling in wireless ad hoc networks: power and throughput implications of IEEE 802.11 MAC , 2002, Conference Proceedings of the IEEE International Performance, Computing, and Communications Conference (Cat. No.02CH37326).

[38]  Ramón Agustí,et al.  Automatic rate adaptation and energy-saving mechanisms based on cross-layer information for packet-switched data networks , 2004, IEEE Communications Magazine.

[39]  Gordon L. Stuber,et al.  Principles of Mobile Communication , 1996 .

[40]  David Haccoun,et al.  Sequential decoding with ARQ and code combining: a robust hybrid FEC/ARQ system , 1988, IEEE Trans. Commun..

[41]  David J. Goodman,et al.  Performance of PRMA: a packet voice protocol for cellular systems , 1991 .

[42]  Mosa Ali Abu-Rgheff,et al.  Cross-layer signalling for next-generation wireless systems , 2003, 2003 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking, 2003. WCNC 2003..

[43]  Andrea J. Goldsmith,et al.  Optimal power allocation over fading channels with stringent delay constraints , 2002, 2002 IEEE International Conference on Communications. Conference Proceedings. ICC 2002 (Cat. No.02CH37333).

[44]  Shu-Ching Chen,et al.  Optimal bandwidth allocation scheme with delay awareness in multimedia transmission , 2002, Proceedings. IEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo.

[45]  G. Barriac,et al.  Introducing delay sensitivity into the proportional fair algorithm for CDMA downlink scheduling , 2002, IEEE Seventh International Symposium on Spread Spectrum Techniques and Applications,.

[46]  Donald F. Towsley,et al.  Announced Arrival Random Access Protocols , 1987, IEEE Trans. Commun..

[47]  Oriol Sallent,et al.  A near-optimum MAC protocol based on the distributed queueing random access protocol (DQRAP) for a CDMA mobile communication system , 2000, IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications.

[48]  Thomas F. La Porta,et al.  AIRMAIL: A link-layer protocol for wireless networks , 1995, Wirel. Networks.

[49]  Koen Langendoen,et al.  Efficient code distribution in wireless sensor networks , 2003, WSNA '03.

[50]  P.E. Mogensen,et al.  Interaction of transmit diversity and proportional fair scheduling , 2003, The 57th IEEE Semiannual Vehicular Technology Conference, 2003. VTC 2003-Spring..

[51]  Carla-Fabiana Chiasserini,et al.  A reconfigurable protocol setting to improve TCP over wireless , 2002, IEEE Trans. Veh. Technol..

[52]  Gustavo Carneiro,et al.  Cross-layer design in 4G wireless terminals , 2004, IEEE Wireless Communications.

[53]  Jun Zhao,et al.  Power efficiency in IEEE 802.11a WLAN with cross-layer adaptation , 2003, IEEE International Conference on Communications, 2003. ICC '03..

[54]  P. Laguna,et al.  Signal Processing , 2002, Yearbook of Medical Informatics.

[55]  Antti Toskala,et al.  FRAMES multiple access for UMTS and IMT-2000 , 1998, IEEE Wirel. Commun..

[56]  Saad Biaz,et al.  "GANGS": an energy efficient MAC protocol for sensor networks , 2004, ACM-SE 42.

[57]  Lang long,et al.  On cross-layer design of wireless networks , 2004, Proceedings of the IEEE 6th Circuits and Systems Symposium on Emerging Technologies: Frontiers of Mobile and Wireless Communication (IEEE Cat. No.04EX710).

[58]  Wenxin Xu.  Distributed queueing random access protocols for a broadcast channel , 1991, SIGCOMM 1993.

[59]  Ananthram Swami,et al.  Cross-layer designs of multichannel reservation MAC under Rayleigh fading , 2003, IEEE Trans. Signal Process..

[60]  Yong Pei,et al.  On cross-layer adaptivity and optimization for multimedia CDMA mobile wireless networks , 2004, First International Symposium on Control, Communications and Signal Processing, 2004..