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Poisson Cluster Process Based Analysis of HetNets with Correlated User and Base Station Locations
Mehrnaz Afshang, Harpreet S. Dhillon
This paper develops a new approach to the modeling and analysis of HetNets that accurately incorporates coupling across the locations of users and base stations, which exists due t…
A Comprehensive Analysis of 5G Heterogeneous Cellular Systems operating over - Shadowed Fading Channels
Young Jin Chun, Simon L. Cotton, Harpreet S. Dhillon +3
Emerging cellular technologies such as those proposed for use in 5G communications will accommodate a wide range of usage scenarios with diverse link requirements. This will includ…
Nearest-Neighbor and Contact Distance Distributions for Thomas Cluster Process
Mehrnaz Afshang, Chiranjib Saha, Harpreet S. Dhillon
We characterize the statistics of nearest-neighbor and contact distance distributions for Thomas cluster process (TCP), which is a special case of Poisson cluster process. In parti…
Fundamentals of Modeling Finite Wireless Networks using Binomial Point Process
Mehrnaz Afshang, Harpreet S. Dhillon
Modeling the locations of nodes as a uniform binomial point process (BPP), we present a generic mathematical framework to characterize the performance of an arbitrarily-located ref…
Spatio-temporal Interference Correlation and Joint Coverage in Cellular Networks
Shankar Krishnan, Harpreet S. Dhillon
This paper provides an analytical framework with foundations in stochastic geometry to characterize the spatio-temporal interference correlation as well as the joint coverage proba…
Enriched K-Tier HetNet Model to Enable the Analysis of User-Centric Small Cell Deployments
Chiranjib Saha, Mehrnaz Afshang, Harpreet S. Dhillon
One of the principal underlying assumptions of current approaches to the analysis of heterogeneous cellular networks (HetNets) with random spatial models is the uniform distributio…
Effect of Retransmissions on Optimal Caching in Cache-enabled Small Cell Networks
Shankar Krishnan, Mehrnaz Afshang, Harpreet S. Dhillon
Caching popular content in the storage of small cells is being considered as an efficient technique to complement limited backhaul of small cells in ultra-dense heterogeneous cellu…
A Stochastic Geometric Analysis of Device-to-Device Communications Operating over Generalized Fading Channels
Young Jin Chun, Simon L. Cotton, Harpreet S. Dhillon +2
Device-to-device (D2D) communications are now considered as an integral part of future 5G networks which will enable direct communication between user equipment (UE) without unnece…
Effect of User Mobility on the Performance of Device-to-Device Networks with Distributed Caching
Shankar Krishnan, Harpreet S. Dhillon
We consider a distributed caching device-to-device (D2D) network in which a user's file of interest is cached as several portions in the storage of other devices in the network. As…
A Primer on Cellular Network Analysis Using Stochastic Geometry
Jeffrey G. Andrews, Abhishek K. Gupta, Harpreet S. Dhillon
This tutorial is intended as an accessible but rigorous first reference for someone interested in learning how to model and analyze cellular network performance using stochastic ge…
Optimal Geographic Caching in Finite Wireless Networks
Mehrnaz Afshang, Harpreet S. Dhillon
Cache-enabled device-to-device (D2D) networks turn memory of the devices at the network edge, such as smart phones and tablets, into bandwidth by enabling asynchronous content shar…
Poisson Hole Process: Theory and Applications to Wireless Networks
Zeinab Yazdanshenasan, Harpreet S. Dhillon, Mehrnaz Afshang +1
Interference field in wireless networks is often modeled by a homogeneous Poisson Point Process (PPP). While it is realistic in modeling the inherent node irregularity and provides…