Cooperative device-to-device communications: Social networking perspectives

Y Meng, C Jiang, HH Chen, Y Ren - IEEE Network, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
With an increasing demand to improve spectrum efficiency and energy efficiency in cellular
networks, device-to-device (D2D) communications have drawn a lot of attention from both …

Cooperative device-to-device communications in cellular networks

Y Cao, T Jiang, C Wang - IEEE wireless communications, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
To meet the increasing demand of wireless broadband applications in 4G/beyond 4G
cellular networks, D2D communication can serve as a candidate paradigm to improve …

Dynamic social-aware peer selection for cooperative relay management with D2D communications

Y Gao, Y Xiao, M Wu, M Xiao… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we investigate the optimal dynamic social-aware peer selection with spectrum-
power trading to maximize the average sum energy efficiency (EE) of cellular users (CUs) for …

On the performance analysis and relay algorithm design in social-aware D2D cooperated communications

X Pan, H Wang - 2016 IEEE 83rd Vehicular Technology …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
It has been well-established that Device-to-device (D2D) communication underlying cellular
networks can improve network radio resource efficiency and provide higher transmission …

Device-to-device communications: A performance analysis in the context of social comparison-based relaying

YJ Chun, GB Colombo, SL Cotton… - IEEE Transactions …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Device-to-device (D2D) communications are recognized as a key enabler of future cellular
networks, which will help to drive improvements in spectral efficiency and assist with the …

Trust-oriented partner selection in D2D cooperative communications

J Yan, D Wu, S Sanyal, R Wang - IEEE Access, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
To meet the rapid growing requirement of data services and offload the heavy base station
load, device-to-device (D2D) communication is proposed as one of the key technologies for …

SERS: Social-aware energy-efficient relay selection in D2D communications

Y Li, Z Zhang, H Wang, Q Yang - IEEE Transactions on …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The explosion of mobile applications and phenomenal adoption of mobile connectivity by
end users have generated increasing amounts of mobile data traffic. Recognizing the need …

Enhance device-to-device communication with social awareness: A belief-based stable marriage game framework

Y Xiao, D Niyato, KC Chen… - IEEE Wireless …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
By allowing each UE or network service provider to access the information of social
networks, socially aware D2D communication has been introduced recently as a new …

Exploiting social ties for cooperative D2D communications: A mobile social networking case

X Chen, B Proulx, X Gong… - IEEE/ACM Transactions on …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Thanks to the convergence of pervasive mobile communications and fast-growing online
social networking, mobile social networking is penetrating into our everyday life. Aiming to …

Green cooperative device–to–device communication: A social–aware perspective

E Datsika, A Antonopoulos, N Zorba… - IEEE Access, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
As the mobile operators strive to accommodate the increasing load and capacity
requirements, direct communication among users' devices, namely, device-to-device (D2D) …