MAC Layer Enhancements for Ultra-Reliable Low-Latency Communications in Cellular Networks

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Abstract

Ultra-reliable low-latency communications (URLLC) entail the transmission of sporadic and small packets, with low latency and very high reliability. Among many potential areas of optimization for URLLC, the problems of large delays during HARQ retransmissions, and inaccurate link adaptation as a consequence of the rapidly-varying interference conditions are highlighted. The former is addressed by reducing the TTI length and HARQ round-trip time, as compared to what is used in LTE; whereas including time-filtered interference information in the CQI report also shows great potential. Extensive system-level simulations of the downlink performance show that the URLLC requirements, i.e. latencies below 1 ms and 99.999% reliability, are achievable at low load scenarios, whereas some performance degradation (1.4 - 2.4 ms latency) is experienced at higher loads due to the increased queuing delay and inter-cell interference.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2017 IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops (ICC Workshops)
Number of pages6
PublisherIEEE
Publication dateMay 2017
Pages1005-1010
ISBN (Electronic)978-1-5090-1525-2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - May 2017
EventIEEE International Conference on Communications 2017 - Paris, France
Duration: 21 May 201725 May 2017
http://icc2017.ieee-icc.org/

Conference

ConferenceIEEE International Conference on Communications 2017
Country/TerritoryFrance
CityParis
Period21/05/201725/05/2017
Internet address
SeriesIEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops (ICC Workshops)
Volume2017
ISSN2474-9133

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