Device-to-Device (D2D) communications and cloud radio access network (C-RAN) can
improve Spectrum Efficiency (SE). However, extremely severe intra-cell interference and …

In device-to-device (D2D) communications underlaying cellular systems based on the cloud
radio access network, including distributed remote radio heads (RRHs) and centralized …

The future wireless networks need to improve spectrum and energy efficiency to satisfy the
increasing demand for high data rate. Device-to device (D2D) communications have the …

Device-to-device (D2D) communication is considered as a promising technology for
improving both the spectral and energy efficiencies of cellular networks by reusing the …

Device-to-device (D2D) communication broadens the applicability of cellular networks,
which permits user equipments (UEs) to converse with each other without the relay by a …

Device-to-device (D2D) communication is a key enabler to facilitate the realization of the
Internet of Things (IoT). In this paper, we study the deployment of D2D communications as …

To support the rising number of user equipments (UEs), LTE-A allows some UEs directly
talking with each other to facilitate spectrum reuse, which is known as device-to-device …

Abstract Device-to-device (D2D) communication is a promising option for the fifth generation
(5G) mobile communication network to reduce energy consumption and increase …

Abstract Device-to-device (D2D) communication was originally presented as an efficient
solution to boost conventional cellular network performance. Since the signals degrade …

Device-to-Device (D2D) communication with short communication distance is an efficient
way to improve spectrum efficiency and mitigate interference. To realize the optimal …