On Decentralized Sum-Rate Maximization with Successive Interference Cancellation

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Main Authors: Garrido, D., Vasconcelos, M. M., Peleato, B.
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Published: 2026
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author Garrido, D.
Vasconcelos, M. M.
Peleato, B.
author_facet Garrido, D.
Vasconcelos, M. M.
Peleato, B.
contents Successive Interference Cancellation (SIC) is a powerful technique for managing interference in wireless networks, yet its optimal deployment in decentralized environments remains a challenge. This study investigates joint power and rate allocation in a two-user Gaussian interference channel incorporating SIC at the receivers. We characterize the global optimal solutions of the problem, and recognizing the limitations of centralized coordination, we introduce a novel decentralized algorithm for a symmetric channel configuration. Numerical results demonstrate that even without global Channel State Information, our proposed algorithm significantly outperforms traditional benchmarks, such as Orthogonal Access which suffers from temporal underutilization or greedy strategies that fail to exploit SIC gains.
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spellingShingle On Decentralized Sum-Rate Maximization with Successive Interference Cancellation
Garrido, D.
Vasconcelos, M. M.
Peleato, B.
Information Theory
Signal Processing
Successive Interference Cancellation (SIC) is a powerful technique for managing interference in wireless networks, yet its optimal deployment in decentralized environments remains a challenge. This study investigates joint power and rate allocation in a two-user Gaussian interference channel incorporating SIC at the receivers. We characterize the global optimal solutions of the problem, and recognizing the limitations of centralized coordination, we introduce a novel decentralized algorithm for a symmetric channel configuration. Numerical results demonstrate that even without global Channel State Information, our proposed algorithm significantly outperforms traditional benchmarks, such as Orthogonal Access which suffers from temporal underutilization or greedy strategies that fail to exploit SIC gains.
title On Decentralized Sum-Rate Maximization with Successive Interference Cancellation
topic Information Theory
Signal Processing
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.12528