This paper studies the resource allocation for multicast transmission in wireless small cell networks, which allocates appropriate Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS) on each physical Resource Block (RB). This problem is not trivial due to the impact of interference and the limited wireless backhaul. We first formulate our concerned problem with the objective of maximizing the network throughput. Afterwards, we utilize framed overlapping coalition formulation game theory to design a distributed resource allocation algorithm. We further analyze the stability and convergence of the proposed algorithm. Finally, we conduct extensive simulations to demonstrate that the limited wireless backhaul capacity is an important factor when identifying the optimal multicast resource allocation solution, and our proposed algorithm can significantly improve the multicast throughput.

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回程受限小蜂窝网络中基于重叠联盟形成博弈的组播方案

本文研究了无线小小区网络中组播传输的资源分配，即在每个物理资源块（RB）上分配适当的调制和编码方案（MCS）。由于干扰的影响和有限的无线回程，这个问题并非微不足道。我们首先以最大化网络吞吐量为目标来制定我们关注的问题。然后，我们利用框架重叠联盟制定博弈论来设计分布式资源分配算法。我们进一步分析了所提出算法的稳定性和收敛性。最后，我们进行了广泛的模拟，以证明有限的无线回程容量是确定最佳多播资源分配解决方案时的一个重要因素，