Cooperative Game-Based Resource Allocation Scheme for Heterogeneous Networks with eICIC Technology

Table 1

The notations for abbreviations, symbols, and parameters.

Acronyms	Explanations
HetNet	Heterogeneous network
eICIC	Enhanced inter-cell interference coordination
KSS	Kalai and Smorodinsky solution
MCKSS	Multicriteria Kalai and Smorodinsky solution
SRS	Sequential Raiffa solution
IoT	Internet of Things
SBS	Small base station
MBS	Macro base station
HomNets	Homogeneous networks
SINR	Signal to interference and noise ratio
CRE	Cell range extension
ABS	Almost blank subframes
IIA	Independence of irrelevant alternatives
RRS	Radio resource sharing
DRA	Dual-connectivity resource allocation
JAF	Joint association and fairness
Notations	Explanations
	The sets of MBSs
	The sets of SBSs
	The sets of IoT devices
	A fraction ratio for ABS
	A ABS fraction ratio for SBS-extended devices
	Devices are served on ABS mode
	Devices are served on non-ABS mode
	The transmission power of
	The interfering device set of
	The channel bandwidth
	The cooperative game to decide the ABS ratio
	The cooperative game to decide the ratio factor
	The cooperative game to distribute the assigned resource for IoT devices
	The set of SBSs, which exist in the ’s coverage area
	The ’s spectrum resource amount
	The ’s utility function
	The ’s utility function
	The set of -extended devices
	The set of -centric devices
	The ’s utility function
	The ’s utility function
	The ’s strategy
	The ’s utility function
,	Control parameters for
	A control parameter for
	A control parameters for
, ,	Control parameters for
	The ideal outcome of sensitivity
	The ideal outcome of productivity
	The disagreement point of sensitivity
	The disagreement point of productivity
	A control parameter for
,	Control parameters for
	The total requested resource amounts from
	The total requested resource amounts from
	The disagreement points for
	The disagreement points for
	A predefined minimum bound
	The requested resource amount for
	The allocated resource amount for
	The ideal outcome for