Arani, Atefeh HajijamaliAtefeh HajijamaliAraniMehbodniya, AbolfazlAbolfazlMehbodniyaOmidi, Mohammad JavadMohammad JavadOmidiFlanagan, Mark F.Mark F.Flanagan2019-10-092019-10-092018 IEEE2018-12-1397815386472712576-6813http://hdl.handle.net/10197/11135The 2018 IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 9-13 December 2018The next-generation wireless networks are expected to become denser and more heterogeneous in order to boost the network capacity. However, densely deployed base stations (BSs) in heterogeneous networks (HetNets) can give rise to interference. On the other hand, a limited number of channels is allocated within the HetNets. Therefore, the efficient assignment of channels among BSs is considered to be an important issue. Furthermore, the density and heterogeneity of the networks motivate self-organizing resource management techniques. In this paper, we address the problem of channel allocation in HetNets, and propose a satisfaction based channel allocation algorithm. The problem is modeled as a game in satisfaction form, in which BSs act as the players with the constraint given by the loads at the BSs. The objective is to meet the data rate requirements of user equipments. In this regard, the BSs aim at seeking a satisfaction solution rather than the optimal one. In order to learn the satisfaction equilibrium, a fully distributed algorithm based on the individual utility is applied. Simulation results show that the proposed approach can increase the average BS's throughput compared to the benchmark algorithms.en© 2018 IEEE. Personal use of this material is permitted. Permission from IEEE must be obtained for all other uses, in any current or future media, including reprinting/republishing this material for advertising or promotional purposes, creating new collective works, for resale or redistribution to servers or lists, or reuse of any copyrighted component of this work in other works.Heterogeneous networksGame theorySatisfaction algorithmChannel allocationConference Publication10.1109/GLOCOM.2018.86478342019-09-0513/RC/2077713567https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ie/