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Enhancing Time-Domain Interference Alignment for Underwater Acoustic Networks with Cross-Layer Design

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: In exploiting large propagation delays in underwater acoustic (UWA) networks, the time-domain interference alignment (TDIA) mechanism aligns interference signals through delay-aware slot scheduling, creating additional idle time for improved transmission at the medium access control (MAC) layer. However, perfect alignment remains challenging due to arbitrary delays. This study enhances TDIA by incorporating power allocation into its transmission scheduling framework across the physical and MAC layers, following the cross-layer design principle. The proposed quasi-interference alignment (QIA) mechanism enables controlled interference on useful signals by jointly optimizing the transmission schedule and power. The formulated optimization problem to maximize network throughput is divided into two sub-problems: one for coarse slot scheduling and another for refining both scheduling and power allocation. The simulation results validate the QIA framework's superiority over the traditional TDIA and genetic algorithm benchmarks.

Source: Sensors

DOI: 10.3390/s25010068

Authors: Qiao Xiao, Zhicheng Bi, Chaofeng Wang

Institution: University of South China

Language: English

Topic: Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems

Subfield: Ocean Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,955

Funders: National Natural Science Foundation of China, Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province