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The increasing bandwidth demand of end-users renders the need for efficient resource management more compelling in next generation wireless networks. In the present work, a novel scheme incorporating the deployment of an intelligent agent capable of monitoring, storing, and predicting the forthcoming needs for resources of a base station (BS) is proposed. In this way, the BS can in advance commit the necessary resources for its backhaul connection, guaranteeing the end-user's quality of service. The prediction process is performed using machine learning techniques.

In this study, the authors study the downlink resource allocation optimisation in femtocell networks, to maximise the number of guaranteed users whose data rate requirements are fully met. The spectral access of femtocell networks is based on orthogonal frequency division multiple access. In their work, two challenges are solved. The first is the intractable inter-cell interference coordination brought about by the transmission delay in backhaul connections, and the second is the incorporation of physical interference model into problem formulations. To solve these problems, the authors propose a novel two-level resource allocation scheme, implemented in both radio resource management controller and femtocell base stations, based on the maximisation of the number of guaranteed users. Notably, their proposed scheme is efficient and requires low overhead. Simulation results show that the proposed scheme offers significant performance improvement in both the percentage of guaranteed users and spectrum spatial reuse over existing methods proposed in the literature.

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This is the true story of how, against all odds, a remote Mexican pueblo built its own autonomous cell phone network-without help from telecom companies or the government. Anthropologist Roberto J. González paints a vivid and nuanced picture of life in a Oaxaca mountain village and the collective tribulation, triumph, and tragedy the community experienced in pursuit of getting connected. In doing so, this book captures the challenges and contradictions facing Mexico's indigenous peoples today, as they struggle to wire themselves into the 21st century using mobile technologies, ingenuity, and sheer determination. It also holds a broader lesson about the great paradox of the digital age, by exploring how constant connection through virtual worlds can hinder our ability to communicate with those around us.