Optimal mobile association on hybrid networks: centralized and decentralized case

This paper proposes a new approach based on optimal transport theory to model network topologies for purpose of strategic planning and optimal design. We study the SINR mobile association game: we determine the cells corresponding to each base station, i.e., the locations at which mobile terminals prefer to connect to a given base station rather than to others. The Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio (SINR) is used as the performance metric that determines the association. We also solve explicitly the global optimal solution of the mobile association problem.