In this paper, we study a two-tier cellular network with cache-enabled small base stations (SBSs). In our model, a SBS has the ability to coordinate with neighboring SBSs and fetch data from their caches. We focus on the effect of SBSs' density on the network's energy efficiency. To this end, stochastic geometry theory is used to model the SBSs and users distributions, which enables us to find closed-form expressions for the network's energy efficiency as a function of the SBSs density and the cache size at each SBS. The optimal SBSs density that maximizes the energy efficiency is

This paper studies the potential of proactive resource allocation to prolong the communication sessions in networks with limited energy budgets and stringent quality-of-service (QoS) requirement, particularly a regular service guarantee. A threshold-based proactive communication policy is proposed to minimize the consumed transmission energy and maximize the network lifetime based on the different link states and the buffer state at the destination node. A closed-form expression is presented for the proactive gain in terms of the channel gain threshold, the amount of the proactively-

In this paper, we consider a class of wireless powered communication devices using hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) protocol to ensure reliable communications. In particular, we analyze the trade-off between accumulating mutual information and harvesting RF energy at the receiver of a point-to-point link over a time-varying independent and identically distributed (i.i.d.) channel. The transmitter is assumed to have a constant energy source while the receiver relies, solely, on the RF energy harvested from the received signal. At each time slot, the incoming RF signal is split between

In this paper, we characterize the total degrees of freedom (DoFs) of the full-duplex asymmetric multiple-input multiple- output (MIMO) three-way channel. Each node has a separate-antenna full-duplex MIMO transceiver with a different number of antennas, where each antenna can be configured for either signal transmission or reception. We study this system under two message configurations; the first configuration is when each node has two unicast messages to be delivered to the two other nodes, while the second configuration is when each node has two unicast messages as well as one broadcast

The ability of physical layer relay caching to increase the degrees of freedom (DoF) of a single cell was recently illustrated. In this paper, we extend this result to the case of multiple cells in which a caching relay is shared among multiple non-cooperative base stations (BSs). In particular, we show that a large DoF gain can be achieved by exploiting the benefits of having a shared relay that cooperates with the BSs. We first propose a cache-assisted relaying protocol that improves the cooperation opportunity between the BSs and the relay. Next, we consider the cache content placement

In this paper, a cognitive radio system is studied in which the secondary user (SU) leverages the primary user (PU) channel quality indicator feedback (CQI) and the PU automatic repeat request (ARQ). The SU randomly accesses the PU channel with access probabilities based on its spectrum sensing outcome and the PU feedbacks. The SU's access probabilities are selected though an optimization problem with the objective to maximize the SU's throughput while ensuring the stability of the PU's packet queue. This system is modeled using a multidimensional Markov chain. This model enabled us to derive

Machine-to-Machine (M2M) has become a generally used term owing to the concept of the Internet of Things (IOT). M2M communications have numerous areas of implementation such as medicine, transportation, environmental monitoring, and smart grids. As the field of its implementation extends, the number of M2M equipment are projected to grow proportionally in the upcoming few years. Current cellular network technologies will not be able to cope with the expected increase in the number of M2M services while considering QoS as a major topic. Many applications of M2M are delay sensitive that will

This paper investigates the weighted sum degrees of freedom (DoF) of the MIMO Y channel that consists of three users, where the j-Th user is equipped with Mj antennas, and a relay equipped with N antennas. In this network, each user conveys two private messages to the other two users in addition to a common message directed to both of them. As there is no direct link between the users, communication occurs through the relay. We define a weighted sum DoF metric that integrates all the network messages and weights the common message by a factor of α. Then, we study the weighted sum DoF

We investigate the performance of dynamic proactive caching in relay networks where an intermediate relay station caches content for potential future use by end users. A central base station proactively controls the cache allocation such that cached content remains fresh for consumption for a limited number of time slots called proactive service window. With uncertain user demand over multiple data items and dynamically changing wireless links, we consider the optimal allocation of relay stations cache to minimize the time average expected service cost. We characterize a fundamental lower

Wireless testbeds present a convenient and cost effective option for researchers in communications to validate their work. The main drawback of these testbeds is their reliance on nodes with fixed placement; this limits experimenters ability to test protocols that depend on a complex connectivity between the nodes such as relaying. In this work, we present a way to overcome this limitation; this method attempts to realize a given topology between a set of nodes by adjusting each node's transmit power and receive gain in a manner to connect and disconnect the links between the nodes as desired