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1 Minimum Latency Link Scheduling under Protocol Interference Model Peng-Jun Wan Peng-Jun Wan Minimum Latency Link Scheduling under Protocol Interference Model 1 / 31

2 Outline Problem Description Introduction to Graph Coloring First-Fit Link Scheduling Strip-wise Link Scheduling Peng-Jun Wan Minimum Latency Link Scheduling under Protocol Interference Model 2 / 31

3 Protocol Interference Model ρ(v) v r(v) u v u 1 v1 v2 u2 (a) (b) (c) Figure: (a) Communication range and interference range of each node; (b) a communication link; (c) a con icting pair of communication links. Peng-Jun Wan (wan@cs.iit.edu) Minimum Latency Link Scheduling under Protocol Interference Model 3 / 31

4 Link Schedule Given a set A of communication links A link schedule for A: a partition fa i : 1 i kg of A s.t. each A i is con ict-free Peng-Jun Wan (wan@cs.iit.edu) Minimum Latency Link Scheduling under Protocol Interference Model 4 / 31

5 Link Schedule Given a set A of communication links A link schedule for A: a partition fa i : 1 i kg of A s.t. each A i is con ict-free k: latency (or length) of the schedule Peng-Jun Wan (wan@cs.iit.edu) Minimum Latency Link Scheduling under Protocol Interference Model 4 / 31

6 Link Schedule Given a set A of communication links A link schedule for A: a partition fa i : 1 i kg of A s.t. each A i is con ict-free k: latency (or length) of the schedule Con ict graph H of A: a pair links in A are adjacent in H i they con ict with each other Peng-Jun Wan (wan@cs.iit.edu) Minimum Latency Link Scheduling under Protocol Interference Model 4 / 31

7 Link Schedule Given a set A of communication links A link schedule for A: a partition fa i : 1 i kg of A s.t. each A i is con ict-free k: latency (or length) of the schedule Con ict graph H of A: a pair links in A are adjacent in H i they con ict with each other A link schedule for A corresponds to a vertex coloring of H Peng-Jun Wan (wan@cs.iit.edu) Minimum Latency Link Scheduling under Protocol Interference Model 4 / 31

8 Minium-Latency Link Scheduling MLLS: Given a set A of communication links, nd a shortest link schedule for A Peng-Jun Wan (wan@cs.iit.edu) Minimum Latency Link Scheduling under Protocol Interference Model 5 / 31

9 Minium-Latency Link Scheduling MLLS: Given a set A of communication links, nd a shortest link schedule for A NP-hard even restricted to the class of networks in which Peng-Jun Wan (wan@cs.iit.edu) Minimum Latency Link Scheduling under Protocol Interference Model 5 / 31

10 Minium-Latency Link Scheduling MLLS: Given a set A of communication links, nd a shortest link schedule for A NP-hard even restricted to the class of networks in which all nodes have uniform (and xed) communication radii, Peng-Jun Wan (wan@cs.iit.edu) Minimum Latency Link Scheduling under Protocol Interference Model 5 / 31

11 Minium-Latency Link Scheduling MLLS: Given a set A of communication links, nd a shortest link schedule for A NP-hard even restricted to the class of networks in which all nodes have uniform (and xed) communication radii, all nodes have uniform (and xed) interference radii, and Peng-Jun Wan (wan@cs.iit.edu) Minimum Latency Link Scheduling under Protocol Interference Model 5 / 31

12 Minium-Latency Link Scheduling MLLS: Given a set A of communication links, nd a shortest link schedule for A NP-hard even restricted to the class of networks in which all nodes have uniform (and xed) communication radii, all nodes have uniform (and xed) interference radii, and the positions of all nodes are available Peng-Jun Wan (wan@cs.iit.edu) Minimum Latency Link Scheduling under Protocol Interference Model 5 / 31

13 Summary on Scheduling Algorithms First- t link scheduling: applicable to any interference radii and any interference radii Peng-Jun Wan (wan@cs.iit.edu) Minimum Latency Link Scheduling under Protocol Interference Model 6 / 31

14 Summary on Scheduling Algorithms First- t link scheduling: applicable to any interference radii and any interference radii Strip-wise link scheduling: applicable to uniform communication radii and uniform interference radii. Peng-Jun Wan (wan@cs.iit.edu) Minimum Latency Link Scheduling under Protocol Interference Model 6 / 31

15 Roadmap Problem Description Introduction to Graph Coloring First-Fit Link Scheduling Strip-wise Link Scheduling Peng-Jun Wan Minimum Latency Link Scheduling under Protocol Interference Model 7 / 31

16 Independence Number and Clique number v 4 v 3 v 5 v 1 v 2 v 6 v 7 Figure: α (G ) = 3 and fv 2, v 4, v 6 g is a maximum IS. ω (G ) = 4 and fv 1, v 2, v 3, v 7 g is a maximum clique. Peng-Jun Wan (wan@cs.iit.edu) Minimum Latency Link Scheduling under Protocol Interference Model 8 / 31

17 Vertex Coloring Vertex coloring: adj. nodes receive distinct colors partition of vertices into IS s Minimum Vertex Coloring: NP-hard in general chromatic number: χ (G ) χ (G ) max jv j α (G ), ω (G ). 2 v 4 3 v 3 v v 1 v v 6 v 7 Peng-Jun Wan (wan@cs.iit.edu) Minimum Latency Link Scheduling under Protocol Interference Model 9 / 31

18 First-Fit Coloring hv 1, v 2,, v n i: a vertex ordering of V N (v i ) = fv j : 1 j < i, v j 2 N (v i )g. 2 v 4 3 v 3 v v 1 v v 6 v 7 Figure: First- t coloring in hv 1, v 2,, v 7 i, whose indictivity is 4. Peng-Jun Wan (wan@cs.iit.edu) Minimum Latency Link Scheduling under Protocol Interference Model 10 / 31

19 First-Fit Coloring hv 1, v 2,, v n i: a vertex ordering of V N (v i ) = fv j : 1 j < i, v j 2 N (v i )g. FF coloring in hv 1, v 2,, v n i: 2 v 4 3 v 3 v v 1 v v 6 v 7 Figure: First- t coloring in hv 1, v 2,, v 7 i, whose indictivity is 4. Peng-Jun Wan (wan@cs.iit.edu) Minimum Latency Link Scheduling under Protocol Interference Model 10 / 31

20 First-Fit Coloring hv 1, v 2,, v n i: a vertex ordering of V N (v i ) = fv j : 1 j < i, v j 2 N (v i )g. FF coloring in hv 1, v 2,, v n i: col (v 1 ) = f1g. 2 v 4 3 v 3 v v 1 v v 6 v 7 Figure: First- t coloring in hv 1, v 2,, v 7 i, whose indictivity is 4. Peng-Jun Wan (wan@cs.iit.edu) Minimum Latency Link Scheduling under Protocol Interference Model 10 / 31

21 First-Fit Coloring hv 1, v 2,, v n i: a vertex ordering of V N (v i ) = fv j : 1 j < i, v j 2 N (v i )g. FF coloring in hv 1, v 2,, v n i: col (v 1 ) = f1g. For i = 2 up to n, col (v i ) rst color /2 fcol (u) : u 2 N (v i )g. 2 v 4 3 v 3 v v 1 v v 6 v 7 Figure: First- t coloring in hv 1, v 2,, v 7 i, whose indictivity is 4. Peng-Jun Wan (wan@cs.iit.edu) Minimum Latency Link Scheduling under Protocol Interference Model 10 / 31

22 First-Fit Coloring hv 1, v 2,, v n i: a vertex ordering of V N (v i ) = fv j : 1 j < i, v j 2 N (v i )g. FF coloring in hv 1, v 2,, v n i: col (v 1 ) = f1g. For i = 2 up to n, col (v i ) rst color /2 fcol (u) : u 2 N (v i )g. number of colors 1 + max 1<in jn (v i )j. 2 v 4 3 v 3 v v 1 v v 6 v 7 Figure: First- t coloring in hv 1, v 2,, v 7 i, whose indictivity is 4. Peng-Jun Wan (wan@cs.iit.edu) Minimum Latency Link Scheduling under Protocol Interference Model 10 / 31

23 First-Fit Coloring hv 1, v 2,, v n i: a vertex ordering of V N (v i ) = fv j : 1 j < i, v j 2 N (v i )g. FF coloring in hv 1, v 2,, v n i: col (v 1 ) = f1g. For i = 2 up to n, col (v i ) rst color /2 fcol (u) : u 2 N (v i )g. number of colors 1 + max 1<in jn (v i )j. max 1<i n jn (v i )j: inductivity of hv 1, v 2,, v n i 2 v 4 3 v 3 v v 1 v v 6 v 7 Figure: First- t coloring in hv 1, v 2,, v 7 i, whose indictivity is 4. Peng-Jun Wan (wan@cs.iit.edu) Minimum Latency Link Scheduling under Protocol Interference Model 10 / 31

24 Smallest-Degree-Last Ordering Objective: nd a least-inductivity ordering hv 1, v 2,, v n i H G. For i = n down to 1, v i a vertex of H with least degree H H fv i g v 4 v 3 v 5 v 1 v 2 v 6 v 7 Figure: hv 1, v 7, v 6, v 5, v 4, v 3, v 2 i is a smallest-last ordering. Peng-Jun Wan (wan@cs.iit.edu) Minimum Latency Link Scheduling under Protocol Interference Model 11 / 31

25 Smallest-Degree-Last Ordering Inductivity of G: δ (G ) = max δ (G [U]) U V Theorem The smallest-degree-last ordering hv 1, v 2,, v n i achieves the smallest inductivity δ (G ) among all vertex orderings. Peng-Jun Wan (wan@cs.iit.edu) Minimum Latency Link Scheduling under Protocol Interference Model 12 / 31

26 Smallest-Degree-Last Ordering For each 1 < i n, jn (v i )j = δ (G [fv 1, v 2,, v i g]) δ (G ). Peng-Jun Wan (wan@cs.iit.edu) Minimum Latency Link Scheduling under Protocol Interference Model 13 / 31

27 Smallest-Degree-Last Ordering For each 1 < i n, jn (v i )j = δ (G [fv 1, v 2,, v i g]) δ (G ). Let U be such that δ (G ) = δ (G [U]) and j = max f1 i n : v i 2 Ug. Then, δ (G ) = δ (G [U]) deg G [U ] (v j ) jn (v j )j. Peng-Jun Wan (wan@cs.iit.edu) Minimum Latency Link Scheduling under Protocol Interference Model 13 / 31

28 Inductive Local Independence Number (LIN) Inductive LIN of hv 1, v 2,, v n i: α = max 1<in fji j : I 2 I, I N (v i )g. v 4 v 3 v 5 v 1 v 2 v 6 v 7 Figure: Inductive indepence number of hv 1, v 2, v 3, v 4, v 5, v 6, v 7 i is 2, while the Inductive indepence number of hv 2, v 3, v 4, v 5, v 6, v 7, v 1 i is 3. Peng-Jun Wan (wan@cs.iit.edu) Minimum Latency Link Scheduling under Protocol Interference Model 14 / 31

29 Application of Inductive LIN Lemma Any vertex ordering with inductive LIN α has inductivity at most α (χ (G ) 1). Peng-Jun Wan (wan@cs.iit.edu) Minimum Latency Link Scheduling under Protocol Interference Model 15 / 31

30 Application of Inductive LIN Lemma Any vertex ordering with inductive LIN α has inductivity at most α (χ (G ) 1). For any 1 < i n, χ (G ) jn (v i )j /α + 1 ) jn (v i )j α (χ (G ) 1) Peng-Jun Wan (wan@cs.iit.edu) Minimum Latency Link Scheduling under Protocol Interference Model 15 / 31

31 Inward Local Independence Number (LIN) D = (V, A): an orientation of G v 4 v 3 v 4 v 3 v 5 v 2 v 5 v 2 v 1 v 1 v 6 v 7 (a) v 6 v 7 (b) Figure: Two graph orientations: (a) the local independence number is two, (b) the local independence number is one. Peng-Jun Wan (wan@cs.iit.edu) Minimum Latency Link Scheduling under Protocol Interference Model 16 / 31

32 Inward Local Independence Number (LIN) D = (V, A): an orientation of G Inward LIN of D: β = max u2v ji j : I 2 I, I N in D (u). v 4 v 3 v 4 v 3 v 5 v 2 v 5 v 2 v 1 v 1 v 6 v 7 (a) v 6 v 7 (b) Figure: Two graph orientations: (a) the local independence number is two, (b) the local independence number is one. Peng-Jun Wan (wan@cs.iit.edu) Minimum Latency Link Scheduling under Protocol Interference Model 16 / 31

33 Application of Inward LIN Lemma If G has an orientation D with inward LIN β, then δ (G ) 2β (χ (G ) 1). Peng-Jun Wan (wan@cs.iit.edu) Minimum Latency Link Scheduling under Protocol Interference Model 17 / 31

34 Application of Inward LIN Lemma If G has an orientation D with inward LIN β, then δ (G ) 2β (χ (G ) 1). Consider a node v 2 V with largest in-degree in D. Then, χ (G ) in (D) /β + 1 ) in (D) β (χ (G ) 1). Peng-Jun Wan (wan@cs.iit.edu) Minimum Latency Link Scheduling under Protocol Interference Model 17 / 31

35 Application of Inward LIN Lemma If G has an orientation D with inward LIN β, then δ (G ) 2β (χ (G ) 1). Consider a node v 2 V with largest in-degree in D. Then, χ (G ) in (D) /β + 1 ) in (D) β (χ (G ) 1). Let U be such that δ (G ) = δ (G [U]). D [U] contains at least one node u with in-degree out-degree. Thus, δ (G ) deg G [U ] (u) = deg in D [U ] (u) + degout D [U ] (u) 2 deg in D [U ] (u) 2 degin D (u) 2 in (D). Peng-Jun Wan (wan@cs.iit.edu) Minimum Latency Link Scheduling under Protocol Interference Model 17 / 31

36 A Master Theorem on First-Fit Coloring Theorem Let G = (V, E ) be an undirected graph. 1 If G has an vertex ordering with inductive LIN α, then the rst- t coloring of G in the smallest-degree-last ordering uses at most α χ (G ) (α 1) colors and hence is a α -approximation. 2 If G has an orientation D with inward LIN β, then the rst- t coloring of G in the smallest-degree-last ordering uses at most 2β χ (G ) (2β 1) colors and hence is a 2β -approximation. Peng-Jun Wan (wan@cs.iit.edu) Minimum Latency Link Scheduling under Protocol Interference Model 18 / 31

37 Perfect Graphs A graph G = (V, E ) is perfect if it satis es any of the following three equivalent conditions: 1 For any U V, χ (G [U]) = ω (G [U]). 2 For any U V, α (G [U]) ω (G [U]) juj. 3 Neither G nor its complement contains an induced odd cycle of size larger than three. Peng-Jun Wan (wan@cs.iit.edu) Minimum Latency Link Scheduling under Protocol Interference Model 19 / 31

38 Perfect Graphs A graph G = (V, E ) is perfect if it satis es any of the following three equivalent conditions: 1 For any U V, χ (G [U]) = ω (G [U]). 2 For any U V, α (G [U]) ω (G [U]) juj. 3 Neither G nor its complement contains an induced odd cycle of size larger than three. Coloring of perfect graphs are solvable in poly. time. Peng-Jun Wan (wan@cs.iit.edu) Minimum Latency Link Scheduling under Protocol Interference Model 19 / 31

39 Cocomparability Graphs Cocomparability ordering hv 1, v 2,, v n i: i < j < k and v i v k 2 E ) either v i v j 2 E or v j v k 2 E. Peng-Jun Wan (wan@cs.iit.edu) Minimum Latency Link Scheduling under Protocol Interference Model 20 / 31

40 Cocomparability Graphs Cocomparability ordering hv 1, v 2,, v n i: i < j < k and v i v k 2 E ) either v i v j 2 E or v j v k 2 E. Perfect Minimum vertex coloring: reduced to maximum bipartite matching Peng-Jun Wan (wan@cs.iit.edu) Minimum Latency Link Scheduling under Protocol Interference Model 20 / 31

41 Roadmap Problem Description Introduction to Graph Coloring First-Fit Link Scheduling Strip-wise Link Scheduling Peng-Jun Wan Minimum Latency Link Scheduling under Protocol Interference Model 21 / 31

42 First-Fit Link Scheduling First- t link scheduling: rst- t coloring of the con ict graph in the smallest-degree-last ordering Peng-Jun Wan (wan@cs.iit.edu) Minimum Latency Link Scheduling under Protocol Interference Model 22 / 31

43 First-Fit Link Scheduling First- t link scheduling: rst- t coloring of the con ict graph in the smallest-degree-last ordering Assumption: c = min v 2V ρ (v) /r (v) > 1 Peng-Jun Wan (wan@cs.iit.edu) Minimum Latency Link Scheduling under Protocol Interference Model 22 / 31

44 First-Fit Link Scheduling First- t link scheduling: rst- t coloring of the con ict graph in the smallest-degree-last ordering Assumption: c = min v 2V ρ (v) /r (v) > 1 Peng-Jun Wan (wan@cs.iit.edu) Minimum Latency Link Scheduling under Protocol Interference Model 22 / 31

45 First-Fit Link Scheduling First- t link scheduling: rst- t coloring of the con ict graph in the smallest-degree-last ordering Assumption: c = min v 2V ρ (v) /r (v) > 1 Theorem The approximation bound of the rst- t link scheduling is at most 2 π/ arcsin c 1 2c 1. Peng-Jun Wan (wan@cs.iit.edu) Minimum Latency Link Scheduling under Protocol Interference Model 22 / 31

46 Orientation of The con ict Graph Orientation of a pair of con icting links a 1 = (u 1, v 1 ) and a 2 = (u 2, v 2 ) Peng-Jun Wan (wan@cs.iit.edu) Minimum Latency Link Scheduling under Protocol Interference Model 23 / 31

47 Orientation of The con ict Graph Orientation of a pair of con icting links a 1 = (u 1, v 1 ) and a 2 = (u 2, v 2 ) if v 1 is in the interference range of u 2, take (a 2, a 1 ); otherwise (a 1, a 2 ). Peng-Jun Wan (wan@cs.iit.edu) Minimum Latency Link Scheduling under Protocol Interference Model 23 / 31

48 Orientation of The con ict Graph Orientation of a pair of con icting links a 1 = (u 1, v 1 ) and a 2 = (u 2, v 2 ) if v 1 is in the interference range of u 2, take (a 2, a 1 ); otherwise (a 1, a 2 ). β : inward LIN of this orientation Peng-Jun Wan (wan@cs.iit.edu) Minimum Latency Link Scheduling under Protocol Interference Model 23 / 31

49 Orientation of The con ict Graph Orientation of a pair of con icting links a 1 = (u 1, v 1 ) and a 2 = (u 2, v 2 ) if v 1 is in the interference range of u 2, take (a 2, a 1 ); otherwise (a 1, a 2 ). β : inward LIN of this orientation Peng-Jun Wan (wan@cs.iit.edu) Minimum Latency Link Scheduling under Protocol Interference Model 23 / 31

50 Orientation of The con ict Graph Orientation of a pair of con icting links a 1 = (u 1, v 1 ) and a 2 = (u 2, v 2 ) if v 1 is in the interference range of u 2, take (a 2, a 1 ); otherwise (a 1, a 2 ). β : inward LIN of this orientation Lemma β π/ arcsin c 1 2c 1. Peng-Jun Wan (wan@cs.iit.edu) Minimum Latency Link Scheduling under Protocol Interference Model 23 / 31

51 Angle Separation q ρ o ρ p 1 v Figure: In a convex quadruple upvq with kpuk = kpqk = ρ 1 = kpvk and kuqk = kuvk, we have dquv 2 arcsin ρ 1 2ρ. Peng-Jun Wan (wan@cs.iit.edu) Minimum Latency Link Scheduling under Protocol Interference Model 24 / 31

52 Local Independence Number Consider three links a i = (u i, v i ) for 1 i 3 s.t. (1) v 1 is in the interference ranges of u 2 and u 3 (2) a 2 and a 3 are con ict-free. v 3 q v 1 u 2 ρ( ) ρ( u ) 2 u 2 p r( ) u 2 v 2 Peng-Jun Wan (wan@cs.iit.edu) Minimum Latency Link Scheduling under Protocol Interference Model 25 / 31

53 Local Independence Number Consider three links a i = (u i, v i ) for 1 i 3 s.t. (1) v 1 is in the interference ranges of u 2 and u 3 (2) a 2 and a 3 are con ict-free. v 3 q \v 2 v 1 v 3 > [v 2 v 1 q v 1 u 2 ρ( ) ρ( u ) 2 u 2 p r( ) u 2 v 2 2 arcsin ρ (u 2) r (u 2 ) 2ρ (u 2 ) 2 arcsin c 1 2c. Peng-Jun Wan (wan@cs.iit.edu) Minimum Latency Link Scheduling under Protocol Interference Model 25 / 31

54 Local Independence Number Consider three links a i = (u i, v i ) for 1 i 3 s.t. (1) v 1 is in the interference ranges of u 2 and u 3 (2) a 2 and a 3 are con ict-free. v 3 q \v 2 v 1 v 3 > [v 2 v 1 q v 1 u 2 ρ( ) ρ( u ) 2 u 2 p r( ) u 2 v 2 Hence, 2 arcsin ρ (u 2) r (u 2 ) 2ρ (u 2 ) 2 arcsin c 1 2c. β π/ arcsin c 1 2c 1. Peng-Jun Wan (wan@cs.iit.edu) Minimum Latency Link Scheduling under Protocol Interference Model 25 / 31

55 Roadmap Problem Description Introduction to Graph Coloring First-Fit Link Scheduling Strip-wise Link Scheduling Peng-Jun Wan Minimum Latency Link Scheduling under Protocol Interference Model 26 / 31

56 Uniform Communication/Interference Radii Communication radii: normalized to one Peng-Jun Wan Minimum Latency Link Scheduling under Protocol Interference Model 27 / 31

57 Uniform Communication/Interference Radii Communication radii: normalized to one Interference radii: ρ > 1. Peng-Jun Wan Minimum Latency Link Scheduling under Protocol Interference Model 27 / 31

58 Uniform Communication/Interference Radii Communication radii: normalized to one Interference radii: ρ > 1. Better scheduling algorithm Peng-Jun Wan Minimum Latency Link Scheduling under Protocol Interference Model 27 / 31

59 A Height Function h (ρ) = (ρ 1) sin arccos ρ 1 2ρ arcsin 1 ρ, ρ 2 [1, ) Peng-Jun Wan (wan@cs.iit.edu) Minimum Latency Link Scheduling under Protocol Interference Model 28 / 31

60 A Height Function h (ρ) = (ρ 1) sin arccos ρ 1 2ρ arcsin 1 ρ, ρ 2 [1, ) p u 1 q ρ ρ ρ 1 h(ρ) v Peng-Jun Wan (wan@cs.iit.edu) Minimum Latency Link Scheduling under Protocol Interference Model 28 / 31

61 A Height Function h (ρ) = (ρ 1) sin arccos ρ 1 2ρ arcsin 1 ρ, ρ 2 [1, ) p h ρ ρ 1 h(ρ) 6 4 u 1 q ρ v rho Peng-Jun Wan (wan@cs.iit.edu) Minimum Latency Link Scheduling under Protocol Interference Model 28 / 31

62 A Strip-wise Transitivity of Independence v 3 u 1 v 2 u 3 h(ρ) u 2 v 1 Figure: If both (u 1, v 1 ) and (u 3, v 3 ) are independent with (u 2, v 2 ), then they are independent with each other. Peng-Jun Wan (wan@cs.iit.edu) Minimum Latency Link Scheduling under Protocol Interference Model 29 / 31

63 Strip-wise Link Scheduling with ρ > 1 ρ+1 (ρ+1)/ f (ρ) Figure: Partition of the plane into strips of height (ρ + 1) /f (ρ) where f (ρ) = d(ρ + 1) /h (ρ)e. Peng-Jun Wan (wan@cs.iit.edu) Minimum Latency Link Scheduling under Protocol Interference Model 30 / 31

64 Approximation Bound approx. ratio 1 + f (ρ) = 1 + k if ρ 2 [ρ k, ρ k 1 ), where ρ 1 =, and ρ k with k 2 is the root of (ρ + 1) /h (ρ) = k rho Figure: Plot of (ρ + 1) /h (ρ). k ρ k k ρ k Table: Numberic values of ρ k for 2 k 11. Peng-Jun Wan (wan@cs.iit.edu) Minimum Latency Link Scheduling under Protocol Interference Model 31 / 31

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