Abstract
The random access methods used for support of machine-to-machine, also referred to as Machine-Type Communications, in current cellular standards are derivatives of traditional framed slotted ALOHA and therefore do not support high user loads efficiently. We propose an approach that is motivated by the random access method employed in LTE, which significantly increases the amount of contention resources without increasing the system resources, such as contention subframes and preambles. This is accomplished by a logical, rather than physical, extension of the access method in which the available system resources are interpreted in a novel manner. Specifically, in the proposed scheme, users perform random access by transmitting orthogonal preambles in multiple random access subframes, in this way creating access codewords that are used for contention. We show that, for the same number of random access subframes and orthogonal preambles, the amount of available contention resources is drastically increased, enabling the massive support of Machine-Type Communication users that is beyond the reach of current systems.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies |
Volume | 24 |
Issue number | 4 |
Pages (from-to) | 355-365 |
Number of pages | 11 |
ISSN | 2161-3915 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2013 |
Event | IEEE Globecom 2012: Globecom Communications Conference - Disneyland Hotel, Anaheim, California, United States Duration: 3 Dec 2012 → 7 Dec 2012 |
Conference
Conference | IEEE Globecom 2012 |
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Location | Disneyland Hotel |
Country/Territory | United States |
City | Anaheim, California |
Period | 03/12/2012 → 07/12/2012 |