Device-to-device (D2D) communication is a promising technique for traffic offloading in next-
generation cellular systems. However, the use of only direct D2D communications limits the …

Device-to-device (D2D) communications, as one of the promising technology for the future
network, allow two devices in proximity to communicate directly with each other to alleviate …

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 …

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

D2D communication is an effective approach for traffic offloading in future cellular systems.
However, only using direct D2D communication is not enough to fully exploit the advantages …

This paper investigates the problem of resource allocation for device-to-device (D2D)
communication in a Third-Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Long-Term Evolution …

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 …

Energy efficiency and bandwidth efficiency are two paramount important performance
metrics for device-to-device communications. In this work, we investigate how mobility …

Device-to-Device (D2D) communications represent a paradigm shift in cellular networks. In
particular, analytical results on D2D performance for offloading and relay are very promising …

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