Seminar Takai Kennouche : LTE/WiFi Coexistence: a WiFi interference-evasion approach
– October 9, 2017
LTE/WiFi Coexistence: a WiFi interference-evasion approach
Abstract
The growing spectrum crunch has motivated exploratory efforts in the use of LTE in the 5GHz ISM bands for downlink traffic. However, this paradigm raises concerns of fair sharing of the spectrum and the adverse impact of scheduled LTE frames on Wi-Fi Packet Success Rates (PSR). To address this issue, we propose an interference-evasion mechanism that allows Wi-Fi devices to survive LTE transmissions without any cooperation between these two different standards. Different from existing approaches, we argue that the simple use of Almost Blank Subframes (ABS) within the LTE standard offering short channel access windows overestimates opportunities for Wi-Fi. The pilots embedded in the ABS not only interfere with Wi-Fi but also adversely impact the carrier sensing function. E-Fi mitigates this problem through a two-fold approach. It uses a combination of (i) Wi-Fi Direct with packet relaying and (ii) classical distributed coordination function to reach distant nodes. Second, it ensures load balancing for both Wi-Fi uplink and downlink traffic with high PSR by creating node-groups with dedicated contention-based medium access intervals. Our approach is validated by comprehensive simulation and experimental results that indicate significantly higher throughput in our approach compared to classical Wi-Fi.
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