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Title Random Access for Machine-to-Machine Communication in LTE-Advanced Networks: Issues and Approaches
ID_Doc 44245
Authors Hasan, M; Hossain, E; Niyato, D
Title Random Access for Machine-to-Machine Communication in LTE-Advanced Networks: Issues and Approaches
Year 2013
Published Ieee Communications Magazine, 51, 6
DOI 10.1109/MCOM.2013.6525600
Abstract Machine-to-machine communication, a promising technology for the smart city concept, enables ubiquitous connectivity between one or more autonomous devices without or with minimal human interaction. M2M communication is the key technology to support data transfer among sensors and actuators to facilitate various smart city applications (e. g., smart metering, surveillance and security, infrastructure management, city automation, and eHealth). To support massive numbers of machine type communication (MTC) devices, one of the challenging issues is to provide an efficient way for multiple access in the network and to minimize network overload. In this article, we review the M2M communication techniques in Long Term Evolution-Advanced cellular networks and outline the major research issues. Also, we review the different random access overload control mechanisms to avoid congestion caused by random channel access of MTC devices. To this end, we propose a reinforcement learning-based eNB selection algorithm that allows the MTC devices to choose the eNBs (or base stations) to transmit packets in a self-organizing fashion.
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Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
EID WOS:000320193000011
WoS Category Engineering, Electrical & Electronic; Telecommunications
Research Area Engineering; Telecommunications
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