Admission control for autonomous wireless links with power constraints

An admission control algorithm for power-controlled wireless networks, proposed previously for the case of linear interference functions, is considered in this paper. We analyze the properties of the algorithm using the framework of standard interference functions, which makes it applicable to many system designs. Furthermore, we introduce individual power constraints into the system. The key property of the algorithm is the protection of active users, which guarantees that as new users attempt to join the network, the quality of the established links is sustained. We present conditions under which this key property is preserved under power constraints and analyze the convergence properties of the scheme.