Improvements for Uplink Long Term Evolution (UL-LTE) in Heterogeneous Network using Dynamic Spectrum Allocation Technique

International Journal of Computer Networks & Communications (IJCNC) Vol.14, No.6, November 2022
DOI: 10.5121/ijcnc.2022.14602 21
IMPROVEMENTS FOR UPLINK LONG TERM
EVOLUTION (UL-LTE) IN HETEROGENEOUS
NETWORK USING DYNAMIC SPECTRUM
ALLOCATION TECHNIQUE
Nurzati Iwani Othman1
, Ahmad Fadzil Ismail1
,
Khairayu Badron1
, Wahidah Hashim2
and Sofia Pinardi3
1
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering,
International Islamic University Malaysia, Gombak, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2College of Computer Science & Info Tech,
Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia
3
Electrical Department, Universitas Muhammadiyah Prof. Dr. Hamka, Jakarta, Indonesia
ABSTRACT
Several interference mitigation strategies can be used in LTE networks to meet the consumers' increasing
need for faster data speeds. Dynamic Spectrum Allocation (DSA), which maintains spectrum in a
converged radio system and distributes it across all participating radio terminals, is one of the most
promising solutions. However, the fundamental obstacle to achieving increased network capacities is
increased inter-cell interference. The aim of this paper is to analyse the effectiveness of a newly proposed
DSA technique by comparing its bit error rate (BER) and throughput (TP) with a typical uplink LTE
configuration. To maximise throughput in a heterogeneous network, the suggested DSA technique utilises
the Nash Bargaining Solution (NBS) scheme, a cooperative game theory that could correlate with the bit
error rate. The software tool GNU Radio, which offers signal-processing blocks to develop software-
defined radios and signal-processing systems, was used to create the setups. After the simulations were
performed, the BER values were recorded and compared, while the TP values were established and
computed appropriately. According to the results, the uplink (UL-LTE) architecture with DSA has an
improved TP and a lower BER value. As a result, spectral efficiency can also be improved.
KEYWORDS
Long Term Evolution (LTE), Dynamic Spectrum Allocation (DSA), Single Carrier-Frequency Division
Multiple Access (SC-FDMA), Bit Error Rate (BER), Throughput (TP).
1. INTRODUCTION
The radio spectrum has become increasingly crowded since the invention of radio
communications due to a variety of applications. Such a circumstance undoubtedly contributed to
the point at which various users practically used the entire available radio spectrum. In turn, this
will cause interference to develop within the network. User equipment (UEs) and diverse base
stations (BS), such as macrocell, picocell, and femtocell, are frequently components of
heterogeneous networks. Both uplink (UL) and downlink (DL) transmission can be used to
communicate between them. Data transmission from the user device (UE) to the BS takes place
during the UL communication, and vice versa during the DL communication. These
communications occasionally tend to use the same carrier frequencies, which can lead to

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interferences known as cross-tier interference within the network. A network scenario including a
macrocell BS, a femtocell BS, macrocell users, and femtocell users is shown in Figure 1. To fulfil
the increased demand for high-speed data services, previous researchers suggested that a new
network deployment consisting of a normal cellular network and femtocells may be established
[1].
Figure 1. UL and DL communication scenario in a heterogeneous network
Due to the lower received signal strength from the macrocell, femtocells are typically installed
indoors. In turn, by regulating the attenuation when signal transmission flows through walls,
interior coverage can be made better. Femtocells also aid in increasing network capacity by
decreasing the distance between users and BSs. Researchers have also highlighted how a
heterogeneous network can increase capacity, maximise spectrum, lower capital, and operating
costs, and enhance the network architecture from the standpoint of the user in addition to these
advantages [2]. In a heterogeneous network, macrocells and small cells can be assigned a radio
frequency spectrum that is similar [3]. Femtocells, on the other hand, prefer to operate in Closed
Subscriber Group (CSG) mode, which only permits a small number of authorised small cell
customers to join. As a result, there are coverage gaps within the macrocells known as "black
holes," where users who are macro and who are within the femtocells' transmission range but
who experience substantial inter-cell interference cannot be served by either device (ICI). This
prevents reliable DL transmission, which is why it is known as the victim user equipment (UE).
Next-generation heterogeneous network deployments consider operating small cell densification
because it is the limiting element for increasing network capacities [4].
Cross-tier interference was found to occur for both the UL and DL segments in propagation
scenarios involving macrocells and femtocells [5]. Numerous ways had been presented to reduce
this interference, including those reported in [6] and [7]. These tactics have been created to
increase the effectiveness of heterogeneous networks when compared to those stated in [8] and
[9]. However, there are still several issues with these methods, and neither do they completely
remove the interference, nor do they demonstrate any appreciable effects. Manufacturers of
femtocells have expressed their opinion about selecting what may be regarded as the optimal
mitigation strategy to be implemented into the "enhanced" femtocell design configuration since

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time is of the essence. A viable mitigation method that can reduce the aforementioned cross-tier
interference is urgently needed.
The rest of the papers are organized as follows: Section 2 discusses the related works discussing
interference mitigation techniques, the implemented DSA technique using GNU Radio software,
section 3 details LTE configuration simulation setups for typical and DSA UL-LTE and
throughput calculation expressions, section 4 presents the results and discussions and lastly,
section 5 summarizes the conclusion.
2. RELATED WORKS
Currently being studied are a wide variety of interference mitigation strategies. A method based
on time domain muting (TDM) that uses symbol efficiency (SE) and projected cell load
circumstances as metrics to determine the muting ratio of resources has been suggested [10]. To
verify the projected higher throughput performances, system-level simulation was carried out.
The dynamic cross-tier interference coordination mechanism (D-CTIC) was established and only
used when the interfered user equipment is unsure of its quality-of-service constraint, according
to research on the Spectral Efficiency and Management of Cross-Tier Interference in a Femtocell
Network [11]. As a result, a higher cell spectral efficiency can be attained by tolerating some
cross-tier interference. Additionally, a soft frequency reuse strategy was created, which makes the
promise that it will reduce interference while increasing cell throughput [12]. The plan was
created when the user equipment detected significant interference from femtocells that were
nearby. In addition, earlier researchers have suggested a technique for managing interference that
involved single-hop, multi-hop, and multi-way network setups. The investigation revealed several
issues, including inter-cell interference, out-of-cell interference, and more [13]. Table 1 shows
the Comparison of Different Interference Mitigation Techniques.
Table 1. Comparison of various techniques for mitigating interference
Author(s)
name and
year
Technique Description Advantages Disadvantages
Singh, R., et.
al., 2014
Resource
partitioning [10]
Suggests tiny cells’
muting
Provide users of
macrocells with
greater service
quality by
reducing holes
in their
macrocell
coverage
The spectrum
efficiency factor,
which can increase
throughput, is not
taken into account
Zhou, F. et.
al., 2013
D-CTIC [11] Utilized once the
interfering UE is
unable to maintain its
effectiveness.
Maximizes
spectrum
efficiency
Due to its exclusive
concentration on
femtocells, it is
unsuitable for
heterogeneous
networks
Khandare, R.,
2015
CASFR method
[12]
When a UE
acknowledges
significant
interference from
nearby femtocells,
the scheme is formed
Decreases
interference,
which enhances
the cell's
throughput
The spectral
efficiency factor is
neglected
Sirhan, N. N.
and Martinez-
Multi-Agent Q-
Learning (MAQL)
Produces
collaborative and
Maximizes
spectrum
Lack of
heterogeneity factor

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Ramon, M.,
2022
[14] competitive
scheduling algorithm
efficiency
Cheng,H.,
2014
Dynamic
spectrum
allocation [15]
Utilize the
fluctuating traffic of
various wireless
network systems
Maximizes
spectrum
efficiency
Requires the
additional study to
determine how well
the DSA design
performs
The Dynamic Spectrum Allocation (DSA) technique, another interference mitigation method, has
undergone extensive research for a variety of implementations. Researchers have hypothesised
that the DSA scheme might guarantee the equity of the spectrum allocation by taking the
economic element, spectrum use, and restricting the incidence of inter-system interference
correspondingly [16]. The concept of the throughput maximization factor, which is crucial for
mitigating interference, was left out of the study. Additionally, for cluster-based cognitive radio
ad hoc networks, other researchers presented a novel cross-layer DSA that permits the
improvement of throughput, power consumption, and packet transmission latency. By grouping
the networks into clusters according to the power level of the nodes, the current speed, and the
availability of the spectrum, the proposed strategy was put into practise [17].
3. THE IMPLEMENTED DSA TECHNIQUE USING GNU RADIO SOFTWARE
The Nash Bargaining Solution algorithm, which is also known as the DSA algorithm, was used in
earlier research [15] and has been enhanced in this study. The improvement made in this
algorithm is that the algorithm is simplified so that it promotes low complexity in circuitry which
can conserve the bandwidth of a network.
It is assumed that the UEs sends the request notification which is low data transmissions to the
BS during UL communication. The entire bandwidth is consumed by one symbol at a time
because the data modulation of the UL connection stipulates that the signal is to be transmitted in
serial mode. As a result, the allocation of subcarriers is not considered for UL transmission.
Figure 2 shows the flow chart for the BS's inclusion of packet allocation and recognition. The
BS's scheduler, which controls packet release, dynamic resource allocation, and detection of UEs,
is its central processing unit. First off, the BS offers a buffer where the identifier (ID) and
message type (MT) of the active UEs can be placed. When the UE's ID appears in the buffer, the
BS will transmit a notification or data to the UE.

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Figure 2. The flow chart of the scheduler of the BS
Table 2 displays the various message formats for packets sent from UEs.
Table 2. The MTs sent between UE and BS.
MT UE BS
0 Request BS notifies UE
1 UE notifies BS Transmission of data
2
UE notifies BS of the end of
transmission
BS notifies UE of the end of
transmission
From Table 2, it is understood that MT 0 specifies that the packet is being requested by the UE,
whereas type 1 specifies that the packet is a confirmation that the UE has received the
notification from the BS and lastly, type 2 specifies that the packet is an acknowledgement that
the data transmission has been completed.
End

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4. LTE CONFIGURATION SIMULATION SETUPS
4.1. Typical Uplink LTE (UL-LTE) Configuration
For UL setup in LTE, the Single Carrier-Frequency Division Multiple Access (SC-FDMA)
modulation is utilised. It combines OFDM's resistance to multipath with the low peak-to-average
power ratio (PAPR or PAR) of single carrier techniques. Figure 3 and Figure 4 respectively
depict the flow diagram of the UL-LTE configuration for the modulator and demodulator.
The upper portion of Figure 3 depicts the data packets' mapping for transmission whereas SC-
FDMA transmission is implemented in the lower portion. Because SC-FDMA is utilised as the
multiplexing technique, this setup is regarded as an UL-LTE configuration. Data are generated by
the Random Source block and sent to the stream blocks, where they are transformed into stream
data. Later, the header and payload bits of the stream data are separated, and they are sent via the
Chunks to Symbols blocks to be transformed into symbols. They are then translated into symbols
and sent to the SC-FDMA Carrier Allocator block, where the parallelization of the original
resultant data was accomplished. The system then carried out subcarrier mapping and allocated
the frequency domain data symbols to the larger subcarrier group before passing them through to
FFT and SC-FDMA Interleaver. The Cyclic Prefix block is then applied to the pre-OFDM
symbols to cancel the Inter-Symbol Interference (ISI).
Figure 3. The modulation of UL-LTE setup with SC-FDMA

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Figure 4. The demodulation of UL-LTE setup SC-FDMA
Figure 4 depicts the assembled demodulator portion of the setup. Through the Schmidl and Cox
OFDM Sync block, the SC algorithm was implemented in this arrangement. The processing of
the received data is carried out by the Header / Payload demultiplexer. The first channel taps are
calculated by the Channel Estimator and are then transmitted via tags to the others. other
programming blocks such as the SC-FDMA Frame Equalizer, SC-FDMA De-interleaver, and
SC-FDMA Packet Header Parser are implemented in the process of receiving and equalising the
reception. The Payload stream was then converted into Payload IQ for demodulation, which is
shown in the lower portion, by passing via the FFT, Symbol choice, and OFDM Serializer blocks.
The Error Rate block was also used to determine the bit error rate of the flow graph when the
configuration was actuated by interference, which was created by the Noise Source block.

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4.2. Uplink LTE (UL-LTE) Configuration incorporating DSA (DSA UL-LTE)
Figure 5. Flow graph of DSA UL-LTE configuration with SC-FDMA modulator

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Figure 6. Flow graph of DSA UL-LTE configuration with SC-FDMA demodulator
The blocks used in the flow graph for the DSA UL-LTE configuration are essentially the same as
those used for the typical UL-LTE configuration. The source block is the only difference; in a
typical design, this source block generates a random set of data. The UE Core block serves as the
data source for the flow graph that incorporates DSA. As a result, the DSA UL-LTE setup
operates very identically to the one without DSA implementation. Figure 5 and Figure 6 both
depict the flow graphs for the modulator and demodulator components of the DSAUL-LTE setup.
4.3. Throughput Calculation
The following formula is used to determine the throughput for both the standard LTE
configuration and the UL configuration with DSA implementation. The set of formulas used to
determine capacity and the Signal-to-Interference Plus Noise Ratio (SINR) were modified from
previously conducted research [18]. Based on the constraints of the laboratory, some parameter
values in these calculations were assumed. The parameters for the typical UL-LTE configuration

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and the configuration with DSA implementation are listed in Table 3. The building is assumed to
be a single-story structure, which accounts for the absence of any penetrated floors.
Table 3. Assumptions for the mathematical expressions.
Description Value
Transmitter and receiver distance dTX-RX [m] 20
Factor of outshadowing, out
[dB] 10
Number of penetrated floors, n 0
According to Table 3, dTX-RX represents the separation between the transmitter and receiver, and
out
represents the outshadowing factor, which has a Gaussian distribution with a mean and
standard deviation of zero. Equation (1) below, where is the subcarrier assignment and Cm,n is the
capacity of the serving macrocell, expresses the total system throughput, TX.
𝑇𝑋 = ∑ ∑ 𝛽𝑥,𝑛. 𝐶𝑥,𝑛
𝑁
𝑋 (1)
The capacity formula was depicted from [9] and is expressed in Equation (2) below,
𝐶𝑚,𝑛 = ∆𝑓. log2(1 + 𝑎𝛾𝑚,𝑛) (2)
where 𝛾𝑚,𝑛 is the total SINR for the system and 𝑎 = −1.5 ln(5𝐵𝐸𝑅).
5. RESULT AND DISCUSSION
5.1. Generated Waveform and BER values for Typical UL-LTE Configuration and
DSA UL-LTE Configuration
Table 4. Generated Waveform and BER values
Type of
configuration
Typical UL-LTE DSA UL-LTE
Waveform
BER (%) 0.5 0.1
Table 4 displays the generated signals and BER values for both configurations with the noise
amplitudes set to 1. Both configurations’ signals have unique forms that are easily distinguished.
When compared to a signal with DSA implementation, the signal produced for the usual LTE
configuration demonstrates that it has higher peaks. The interference for the conventional LTE
design is also stated to be more than it is for DSA deployment.

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Figure 7. Comparison of BER values for typical UL-LTE and DSA UL-LTE configurations
Figure 7 compares the UL communication BER values between the typical UL-LTE
configuration and the DSA UL-LTE configuration. The figure shows that, with a very high
difference of at least 0.35 percent, the value of BER of the DSA UL-LTE configuration is always
lower than that of the typical UL-LTE configuration when the noise amplitude spans from 1 to
10. Furthermore, it is also clear that the BER values for the typical UL-LTE arrangement remain
constant at 0.5. For a typical UL-LTE arrangement, there are no significant differences in the
BER values, and the readings appear to be nearly static when the noise amplitude is changed
from 1 to 10. When compared to the case with DSA UL-LTE, it is clear that the BER values
increase for noise amplitudes between 1 and 4 and decrease only slightly for noise amplitudes
above 5. When the noise amplitude is set to 6, it then gradually increases once again. Up until the
noise amplitude reaches 10, the pattern persists. Therefore, it can be concluded that the range of
noise amplitudes affects the DSA UL-LTE configuration but not the BER values of the typical
LTE setup. As can be seen, the typical UL-LTE configuration has far larger BER values than the
DSA UL-LTE design.
The regression line for the DSA UL-LTE configuration is shown in Figure 8. The benefit of
modelling BER as a function of noise amplitude is that it will allow future researchers to test the
efficacy of DSA UL-LTE configurations by simply inserting their preferred noise amplitudes into
the model, from which the BER value can be obtained. To compare the differences between the
typical UL-LTE and the DSA UL-LTE configuration, the root mean squared error (RMSE) for
both configurations will first be determined. The comparison of the RMSE values is done using
the BER data gathered from the simulations.

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Figure 8. Regression Line for DSA UL-LTE Configuration
Equation 3 illustrates the BER model derived for the DSA UL-LTE configuration as a function of
noise amplitude.
BDSA UL-LTE = 0.004N + 0.11 (3)
where BUL-LTE is the throughput and N is the noise amplitude.
Figure 9 depicts the throughput graph comparing typical UL-LTE configuration with DSA UL-
LTE configuration. When the noise amplitude is between 1 and 10, it can be shown that for the
typical UL-LTE arrangement, the graph nearly maintains a straight horizontal line. The graph
displays a smooth curve for the DSA UL-LTE setup when the noise amplitude is between 1 and
10. The typical UL-LTE configuration's throughputs are not significantly impacted by the range
of noise amplitudes because the throughput values are nearly constant. Additionally, the
throughput figures for DSA UL-LTE configurations are consistently higher than those for the
typical UL-LTE setup. Moreover, it can be seen that the throughput for the DSA UL-LTE setup
decreases as the noise amplitude increases.
Figure 9. Comparison of throughputs for typical UL-LTE configuration and DSA UL-LTE
y = 0.0044x + 0.1119
R² = 0.7415
0.00
0.02
0.04
0.06
0.08
0.10
0.12
0.14
0.16
0.18
0 2 4 6 8 10 12
BER
(%)
Noise Amplitude
REGRESSION LINE FOR UPLINK LTE CONFIGURATION WITH DSA (BER VS NOISE
AMPLITUDE)

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Equation 4 illustrates the throughput model for the DSA UL-LTE configuration as a function of
noise amplitude.
TDSA UL-LTE = -1.54N + 124985 (4)
where TUL-LTE is the throughput for DSA UL-LTE and N is the value of noise amplitude.
6. CONCLUSION
The LTE design has been proven to offer higher throughput than a heterogeneous network setup
without the DSA implementation. The simulation results provided evidence in favor of the
proposition that interference in a heterogeneous network can be successfully decreased. The TP
values were established and calculated per the BER values, which were recorded and compared.
According to the results, the DSA UL-LTE architecture has an improved TP and a lower BER
value. To increase spectral efficiency, interferences must be minimized, and system throughput
must be maximized. In the very near future, it is also intended to pursue empirical inquiry
involving implementation using USRP hardware. Given the limitations of the lab, the
experimental design will be based on the hypotheses developed in this study. The outcomes can
show that the system is hardware compatible and thus usable in real-world applications.
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
All authors declare no conflicts of interest.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The authors acknowledge the Research Management Centre (RMC) of the International Islamic
University Malaysia (IIUM) and the Malaysian Ministry of Education (MOHE) for the financial
support during the research. The research output is part of the deliverables for the research
funded under IIUM’s Research University Initiatives, (P-RIGS18-005-0005) by International
Islamic University Malaysia to sponsor this research in the creation of novel theories and
concepts.
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AUTHORS
Nurzati Iwani Othman graduated in 2014 B. Eng and 2018 in MSc from the
International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). She is currently pursuing her Ph.D.
in Communication Engineering in IIUM. Her research interests are in 5G wireless
communication that involves interference mitigation methods, game theory, dynamic
spectrum allocation and 5G network design. She can be contacted at email:
nurzati.iwani90@yahoo.com
Ahmad Fadzil Ismail is currently a lecturer at Department of Electrical and Computer
Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM).
He completed his bachelor degree studies in Electrical Engineering at Gannon
University, Pennsylvania, USA with Cum Laude Latin honors. He holds MSc and PhD
from University of Essex, UK and University of Bath, UK, respectively. His research
interests include development of active and passive target tracking algorithms, radio
frequency and wireless systems and microwave. He can be contacted at email: af_ismail@iium.edu.my

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Khairayu Badron obtained her BEng (2006), Msc (2011) and Ph.D (2016) from
International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). She is currently one of the faculty
members of Faculty of Engineering, IIUM, and recently commenced her research areas
in Radar and Radiometry research, quantifying propagation effects on microwave and
millimetre wave links. Khairayu is a professional member of IEEE, IEM, BEM and
MTSFB. She has published and co-authored more than 30 papers in International
Journals as well as Conferences on subjects relating to rain attenuation in the tropical
regions. She can be contacted at email: khairayu@iium.edu.my
Wahidah Hashim has been with the College of Computing and Informatics UNITEN,
as an Associate Professor, since 2015. Apart from her active research in wireless
systems, she has been involved in developing Malaysian technical specifications,
standards, and guidelines for wireless devices. Her projects are related to measuring
and assessing signal quality, Unmanned Aerial systems (UAS) as well as vegetation
analysis for the transmission corridor. She has published nearly 130 publications and
filed several patents on her research findings. She is the recipient of Newton Ungku Omar – Leaders in
Innovation Fellowship by Royal Academy Engineering UK and the recipient of the Fulbright U.S. –
ASEAN visiting scholar programme in collaboration with the University of Houston – Victoria, Texas,
USA.
Sofia Pinardi obtained her doctorate in 2021 from IIUM (International Islamic
University Malaysia), master's degree in 2001 from the University of Indonesia, and
bachelor’s degree in 1992 from ISTN (Institute Sains and Technology
National).Telecommunications as her major field of expertise and specialized in
wireless communication, OFDM and wavelet system for 5G. She is currently a lecturer
at the University of Muhammadiyah Prof. Dr. Hamka in Jakarta, Indonesia. She can be
contacted at email: sofiapinardi@uhamka.ac.id

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