In recent years, with the spread of IoT services and the amount of data on the network, the
importance of D2D communications has emerged in unloading the network, reducing data …

Device-to-device (D2D) communications as an underlay of a LTE-A (4G) network can
reduce the traffic load as well as power consumption in cellular networks by way of utilizing …

Device-to-Device communications represent a paradigm shift in cellular networks. Analytical
results on D2D performance are very promising, but there is no experimental evidence that …

Device-to-Device (D2D) communication is a promising technology in the next generation
(5G) cellular network as it can significantly improve the system performance by leveraging …

In this article, we look into how the LTE network can efficiently evolve to cater for new data
services by utilizing direct communications between mobile devices and extending the direct …

Proximity-based applications are becoming fast growing markets suggesting that device-to-
device (D2D) communications is becoming an essential part of the future mobile data …

Underlay in-band device-to-device (D2D) communication can improve the spectrum
efficiency of cellular networks. However, the coexistence of D2D and cellular users causes …

The number of devices is expected to radically increase in near future, with an estimate of
above 50 billion connected devices by 2020. The subscribers demand improved data rates …

Device-to-Device (D2D) communications underlaying cellular networks is a viable network
technology that can potentially increase spectral utilization and improve power efficiency for …

Considering that the future cellular networks are more content-centric, and content sharing
among user equipments (UEs) is more universal, device-to-device (D2D) communication …