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Bio-Inspired Resource Allocation for Relay-Aided Device-to-Device Communications
The Device-to-Device (D2D) communication principle is a key enabler of direct
localized communication between mobile nodes and is expected to propel a
plethora of novel multimedia services. However, even though it offers a wide
set of capabilities mainly due to the proximity and resource reuse gains,
interference must be carefully controlled to maximize the achievable rate for
coexisting cellular and D2D users. The scope of this work is to provide an
interference-aware real-time resource allocation (RA) framework for relay-aided
D2D communications that underlay cellular networks. The main objective is to
maximize the overall network throughput by guaranteeing a minimum rate
threshold for cellular and D2D links. To this direction, genetic algorithms
(GAs) are proven to be powerful and versatile methodologies that account for
not only enhanced performance but also reduced computational complexity in
emerging wireless networks. Numerical investigations highlight the performance
gains compared to baseline RA methods and especially in highly dense scenarios
which will be the case in future 5G networks.Comment: 6 pages, 6 figure
Spectral Efficient and Energy Aware Clustering in Cellular Networks
The current and envisaged increase of cellular traffic poses new challenges
to Mobile Network Operators (MNO), who must densify their Radio Access Networks
(RAN) while maintaining low Capital Expenditure and Operational Expenditure to
ensure long-term sustainability. In this context, this paper analyses optimal
clustering solutions based on Device-to-Device (D2D) communications to mitigate
partially or completely the need for MNOs to carry out extremely dense RAN
deployments. Specifically, a low complexity algorithm that enables the creation
of spectral efficient clusters among users from different cells, denoted as
enhanced Clustering Optimization for Resources' Efficiency (eCORE) is
presented. Due to the imbalance between uplink and downlink traffic, a
complementary algorithm, known as Clustering algorithm for Load Balancing
(CaLB), is also proposed to create non-spectral efficient clusters when they
result in a capacity increase. Finally, in order to alleviate the energy
overconsumption suffered by cluster heads, the Clustering Energy Efficient
algorithm (CEEa) is also designed to manage the trade-off between the capacity
enhancement and the early battery drain of some users. Results show that the
proposed algorithms increase the network capacity and outperform existing
solutions, while, at the same time, CEEa is able to handle the cluster heads
energy overconsumption
Secure Full-Duplex Device-to-Device Communication
This paper considers full-duplex (FD) device-to-device (D2D) communications
in a downlink MISO cellular system in the presence of multiple eavesdroppers.
The D2D pair communicate sharing the same frequency band allocated to the
cellular users (CUs). Since the D2D users share the same frequency as the CUs,
both the base station (BS) and D2D transmissions interfere each other. In
addition, due to limited processing capability, D2D users are susceptible to
external attacks. Our aim is to design optimal beamforming and power control
mechanism to guarantee secure communication while delivering the required
quality-of-service (QoS) for the D2D link. In order to improve security,
artificial noise (AN) is transmitted by the BS. We design robust beamforming
for secure message as well as the AN in the worst-case sense for minimizing
total transmit power with imperfect channel state information (CSI) of all
links available at the BS. The problem is strictly non-convex with infinitely
many constraints. By discovering the hidden convexity of the problem, we derive
a rank-one optimal solution for the power minimization problem.Comment: Accepted in IEEE GLOBECOM 2017, Singapore, 4-8 Dec. 201
Secure Full-Duplex Device-to-Device Communication
This paper considers full-duplex (FD) device-to-device (D2D) communications
in a downlink MISO cellular system in the presence of multiple eavesdroppers.
The D2D pair communicate sharing the same frequency band allocated to the
cellular users (CUs). Since the D2D users share the same frequency as the CUs,
both the base station (BS) and D2D transmissions interfere each other. In
addition, due to limited processing capability, D2D users are susceptible to
external attacks. Our aim is to design optimal beamforming and power control
mechanism to guarantee secure communication while delivering the required
quality-of-service (QoS) for the D2D link. In order to improve security,
artificial noise (AN) is transmitted by the BS. We design robust beamforming
for secure message as well as the AN in the worst-case sense for minimizing
total transmit power with imperfect channel state information (CSI) of all
links available at the BS. The problem is strictly non-convex with infinitely
many constraints. By discovering the hidden convexity of the problem, we derive
a rank-one optimal solution for the power minimization problem.Comment: Accepted in IEEE GLOBECOM 2017, Singapore, 4-8 Dec. 201
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