A Stochastic Geometry Model for the Best Signal Quality in a Wireless Network

Minh Nguyen Van (1) , François Baccelli (2)

1 Alcatel Lucent Bell Labs
2 TREC - Theory of networks and communications

In a wireless network composed of randomly scattered nodes, the characterization of the distribution of the best signal quality received from a group of nodes is of primary importance for many network design problems. In this paper, using shot noise models for the interference field, we develop a framework for analyzing this distribution. We first identify the joint distribution of the interference and the maximum signal strength. We then represent the best signal quality as a function of these two quantities. Particular practical scenarios are also analyzed in which explicit expressions are obtained.

Mots clés: shot noise; max sinr; joint interference and signal strength

Domaines: Informatique mobile; Réseaux et télécommunications [cs.NI]

Minh Nguyen Van, François Baccelli. A Stochastic Geometry Model for the Best Signal Quality in a Wireless Network. WiOpt'10: Modeling and Optimization in Mobile, Ad Hoc, and Wireless Networks, May 2010, Avignon, France. pp.465-471. ⟨inria-00503054⟩