Capacity gains of buffer-aided moving relays

Ammar Zafar, Mohammad Shaqfeh, Hussein Alnuweiri, Mohamed Slim Alouini

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Abstract

This work investigates the gain due to reduction in path loss by deploying buffer-aided moving relaying. In particular, the increase in gain due to moving relays is studied for dual-hop broadcast channels and the bidirectional relay channel. It is shown that the exploited gains in these channels due to buffer-aided relaying can be enhanced by utilizing the fact that a moving relay can communicate with the terminal closest to it and store the data in the buffer and then forward the data to the intended destination when it comes in close proximity with the destination. Numerical results show that for both the considered channels the achievable rates are increased as compared to the case of stationary relays. Numerical results also show that more significant increase in performance is seen when the relay moves to-and-fro between the source and the relay.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2017 International Conference on Computing, Networking and Communications, ICNC 2017
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages64-69
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781509045884
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 10 Mar 2017
Externally publishedYes
Event2017 International Conference on Computing, Networking and Communications, ICNC 2017 - Silicon Valley, United States
Duration: 26 Jan 201729 Jan 2017

Publication series

Name2017 International Conference on Computing, Networking and Communications, ICNC 2017

Conference

Conference2017 International Conference on Computing, Networking and Communications, ICNC 2017
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySilicon Valley
Period26/01/1729/01/17

Keywords

  • Bidirectional relay channel
  • broadcast channel
  • dual-hop
  • joint user-and-hop scheduling
  • moving relay

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