Survey on device-to-device communications: Challenges and design issues

Abstract

Device-to-Device (D2D) communications has been proposed to cellular networks in order to optimize spectrum efficiency and resources utilization. In D2D-assisted networks, the traditional cellular communication techniques are not applicable but rather need to be redesigned to fulfill new requirements. Therefore, new communication techniques are proposed to take the advantages of the D2D connectivity in the network. In this paper, we describe the concept of D2D communications. Then, we review the main challenges and design issues of D2D-assisted networks. This survey focuses on cooperative communications in D2D-assisted networks and addresses challenges which limit the performance of the cooperative D2D-assisted networks such as relay selection, power consumption and multi-casting. Moreover, design issues and approaches to overcome these limitations are explained.

An online resource allocation algorithm to minimize system interference for inband underlay D2D communications

“…Researchers are working on different aspects of D2D communication to relish the benefits of this communication technique. There are a number of survey papers, which lay down the existing solutions of the problem space of D2D communication like the role of D2D communication, outcomes from D2D communication in a cellular network, performance of the network, protocol design issues, selection of mode of transmission, management of interference, resource allocation, etc.…”

“…Overlay mode keeps a dedicated portion of the bandwidth of the primary user for D2D communication while underlay mode allocates the radio resources to each D2D pair, which is also shared by some cellular UE. Inband underlay mode is the most convenient and beneficial D2D communication technique in respect of energy and spectrum utilization point of view …”

“…Inband D2D communication is implemented in the existing cellular network using underlay or overlay mode. Of these two, inband underlay is convenient and beneficial considering the spectrum utilization and energy efficiency, suggested by a number of surveys . In this paper, we focus on the inband underlay D2D communication where two user equipment (UEs) in close proximity interact directly rather than via Evolved Node B (eNodeB or eNB) .…”

Relax online resource allocation algorithms for D2D communication

“…The survey work presented in Liu et al provides a summary of the outcomes for D2D communication in a cellular network. Another survey discusses the cooperative communication and issues degrading the performance of the network. Authors in Ali and Ahmad present a detailed and systematic survey of D2D communication on the aspect of mode selection, interference management, and resource allocation.…”

An Overview of Device-to-Device Communications Technology Components in METIS

“…The early work on underlay D2D communications primarily focused on harvesting the following gains (see [1], [2], [3], [4], [6], [7] and the references therein): proximity gain (high rates, low delays, low power), reuse of the cellular spectrum, and hop gain (spared uplink/downlink resources due to the direct D2D transmission). Recently, the original scope of D2D research has been substantially extended by advances in diverse areas, such as cooperative and full-duplex communications, massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems and the advancements of user equipment (UE) capabilities.…”