Auction-based spectrum allocation for CoMP systems utilizing hybrid division duplex

The coordinated multi-point (CoMP) transmission is a well-recognized promising technique for achieving high spectral efficiency. In this paper, we study the performance of the spectrum allocation and the system utility of the CoMP systems. First, we combine the hybrid division duplex (HDD) with a CoMP system to form a CoMP-HDD system, for the purpose of guaranteeing the quality demand of the channel state information (CSI) feedback. Second, in order to improve the system utility and the spectrum allocation efficiency of the CoMP-HDD system, we utilize the auction theory for the spectrum allocation. A system utility maximization problem is formulated as an NP-hard problem. Finally, we propose a multi-band multi-winner (MBMW) greedy algorithm to optimize the system utility and the spectrum allocation efficiency. Our simulation results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm.