Network-coded multigeneration protocols in heterogeneous cellular networks

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Abstract

In the upcoming era of 5G, the number of devices will increase massively, defining a heterogeneous wireless network. Nodes will be gathered in Mobile Clouds, and communicate between peers to achieve a general benefit. To provide packet resilience, error correction codes will be used. In particular, Random Linear Network Coding is standing out as one of the most successful ones. The interplay between Network Coding and Mobile Clouds creates a mesh network where nodes may receive information from multiple sources. However, RLNC was optimized to provide in-order-delay in D2D communications. RLNC need to adapt to a new heterogeneous mesh network where nodes receive packets from multiple paths. In this paper, we propose a method to improve conventional RLNC protocols by making them be able to manage multiple generations simultaneously. We also identify possible trade-offs between conventional RLNC protocols and our new approach. We conclude that multigeneration protocols have better behavior in terms of throughput and resilience, but the average latency per packet decoded is higher.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationBroadband Communications, Networks, and Systems
EditorsSaud Althunibat, Victor Sucasas, Georgios Mantas
PublisherSpringer-Verlag
Pages357-366
Number of pages10
ISBN (print)978-3-030-05194-5
Publication statusPublished - 2019
Peer-reviewedYes

Publication series

SeriesLecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering (LNICST)
Volume263
ISSN1867-8211

Conference

Title9th International EAI Conference on Broadband Communications, Networks, and Systems, Broadnets 2018
Duration19 - 20 September 2018
CityFaro
CountryPortugal

External IDs

ORCID /0000-0001-8469-9573/work/161891238

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Keywords

  • Cellular networks, Heterogeneous, Mobile clouds, Multigeneration, Multipath, Random linear network coding, RLNC