In a conventional cellular system, devices are not allowed to directly communicate with each
other in the licensed cellular bandwidth and all communications take place through the base …

A relaying can significantly improve performance of contemporary mobile networks in terms
of capacity and/or energy consumption. Nevertheless, an incorporation of conventional relay …

Device-to-device (D2D) communications has been proposed in the literature as an underlay
approach to cellular networks to allow direct transmission between two cellular devices with …

Abstract Device-to-device (D2D) communication is expected to play a significant role in
upcoming cellular networks as it promises ultra-low latency for communication among users …

The Long Term Evolution-Advanced (LTEAdvanced) networks are being developed to
provide mobile broadband services for the fourth generation (4G) cellular wireless systems …

Device-to-Device (D2D) communication has emerged as a promising technology for
optimizing spectral efficiency in future cellular networks. D2D takes advantage of the …

In this paper, we study the outage probability of device-to-device (D2D)-communication-
enabled cellular networks from a general threshold-based perspective. Specifically, a …

In cellular networks, the device-to-device (D2D) communication increases the network
capacity by spatial reuse of radio resources and prolongs the battery life of devices by …

Device-to-device communications enable two proximity users to transmit signal directly
without going through the base station. It can increase network spectral efficiency and …

A constant need to increase the network capacity for meeting the growing demands of the
subscribers has led to the evolution of cellular communication networks from the first …