Energy Consumption and Delay-aware Resource Allocation Mechanism for Virtualization Cloud Radio Access Network
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摘要:
针对现有虚拟化云无线接入网络(C-RAN)资源利用率低、能耗高、用户服务质量无法得到保证等问题,该文提出一种能耗和时延感知的虚拟化资源分配机制。根据虚拟化C-RAN的网络特点及业务流量特征,考虑资源约束和比例公平,建立能耗和时延优化模型。进而,利用启发式算法为不同类型虚拟C-RAN和用户虚拟基站分配资源,完成资源的全局优化配置。仿真结果表明,所提资源分配机制在提高网络资源利用率的同时,不但使能耗节省了62.99%,还使时延降低了32.32%。
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关键词:
- 云无线接入网 /
- 网络虚拟化 /
- 时波分复用无源光网络 /
- 资源分配
Abstract:To solve the problems of low resource utilization rate, high energy consumption and poor user service quality in the existing virtualized Cloud Radio Access Network (C-RAN), a virtual resource allocation mechanism based on energy consumption and delay is proposed. According to the network and traffic characteristics of the virtualized C-RAN, considering the resource constraints and proportional fairness, an energy consumption and delay optimization model is established. Furthermore, a heuristic algorithm is used to allocate resources for different types of virtual C-RAN and user virtual base stations to complete resource global optimization configuration. Simulation results show that the proposed resource allocation mechanism can effectively save energy by 62.99% and reduce the latency by 32.32% while improving the network resource utilization.
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