Joint Wireless Information and Energy Transfer in Cache-assisted Relaying Systems

Scientific Conference (2018, April 16)

We investigate the performance of time switching (TS) based energy harvesting model for cache-assisted simultaneous wireless transmission of information and energy (Wi-TIE). In the considered system, a ... [more ▼]

We investigate the performance of time switching (TS) based energy harvesting model for cache-assisted simultaneous wireless transmission of information and energy (Wi-TIE). In the considered system, a relay which is equipped with both caching and energy harvesting capabilities helps a source to convey information to a destination. First, we formulate based on the time-switching architecture an optimization problem to maximize the harvested energy, taking into consideration the cache capability and user quality of service requirement. We then solve the formulated problem to obtain closed-form solutions. Finally, we demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed system via numerical results. [less ▲]

Cache-Aided Millimeter Wave Ad-Hoc Networks with Contention-Based Content Delivery

in IEEE Transactions on Communications (2018)

The narrow-beam operation in millimeter wave (mmWave) networks minimizes the network interference leading to a noise-limited networks in contrast with interference-limited ones. The medium access control ... [more ▼]

The narrow-beam operation in millimeter wave (mmWave) networks minimizes the network interference leading to a noise-limited networks in contrast with interference-limited ones. The medium access control (MAC) layer throughput, and interference management strategies heavily depend on the noise-limited or interference-limited regime. Yet, these regimes are not considered in recent mmWave MAC layer designs, which can potentially have disastrous consequences on the communication performance. In this paper, we investigate the performance of cache-enabled MAC based mmWave ad-hoc networks, where randomly distributed nodes are supported by a cache. The adhoc nodes are modeled as homogenous Poisson Point Processes (PPP). Specifically, we study the optimal content placement (or caching placement) at desirable mmWave nodes using a network model that accounts for uncertainties both in node locations and blockages. We propose a contention-based multimedia delivery protocol to avoid collisions among the concurrent transmissions. Subsequently, only the node with smallest back-off timer amongst its contenders is allowed to transmit. We then characterize the average success probability of content delivery. We also characterize the cache hit ratio probability, and transmission probability of this system under essential factors, such as blockages, node density, path loss and caching parameters. [less ▲]

Cache-aided Simultaneous Wireless Information and Power Transfer (SWIPT) with Relay Selection

in IEEE Journal on Selected Areas In Communications (2018)

In this paper, we investigate the performance of cache-assisted simultaneous wireless information and power transfer (SWIPT) cooperative systems, in which one source communicates with one destination via ... [more ▼]

In this paper, we investigate the performance of cache-assisted simultaneous wireless information and power transfer (SWIPT) cooperative systems, in which one source communicates with one destination via the aid of multiple relays. In order to prolong the relays’ serving time, the relays are assumed to be equipped with a cache memory and energy harvesting (EH) capability. Based on the time-splitting mechanism, we analyze the effect of caching on the system performance in terms of the serving throughput and the stored energy at the relay. In particular, two optimization problems are formulated to maximize the relay-destination throughput and the energy stored at the relay subject to some quality-of-service (QoS) constraints, respectively. By using the KKT conditions and with the help of the Lambert function, closed-form solutions are obtained for the two formulated problems. In order to further improve the performance, a relay selection policy is introduced to select the best relay based on either the maximum throughput between the relays’ and destination link or maximum stored energy at the relay, for conveying information to the destination. Numerical results reveal significant benefits of incorporating caching capabilities to SWIPT systems, in terms of improved serving time, throughput and energy harvesting performance at the relays. [less ▲]

Energy Minimization for Cache-assisted Content Delivery Networks with Wireless Backhaul

in IEEE Wireless Communications Letters (2017)

Content caching is an efficient technique to reduce delivery latency and system congestion during peak-traffic time by bringing data closer to end users. In this paper, we investigate energy-efficiency ... [more ▼]

Content caching is an efficient technique to reduce delivery latency and system congestion during peak-traffic time by bringing data closer to end users. In this paper, we investigate energy-efficiency performance of cache-assisted content delivery networks with wireless backhaul by taking into account cache capability when designing the signal transmission. We consider multi-layer caching and the performance in cases when both base station (BS) and users are capable of storing content data in their local cache. Specifically, we analyse energy consumption in both backhaul and access links under two uncoded and coded caching strategies. Then two optimization problems are formulated to minimize total energy cost for the two caching strategies while satisfying some given quality of service constraint. We demonstrate via numerical results that the uncoded caching achieves higher energy efficiency than the coded caching in the small user cache size regime. [less ▲]

Energy-Efficient Design for Edge-caching Wireless Networks: When is Coded-caching beneficial?

in Proceedings of IEEE 18th International Workshop on Signal Processing Advances in Wireless Communications (SPAWC) (2017, July)

Finite-SNR analysis for partial relaying cooperation with channel coding and opportunistic relay selection

in EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing (2017)

Adaptive Cloud Radio Access Networks: Compression and Optimization

in IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing (2017), 65(1), 228-241

Future mobile networks are facing with exponential data growth due to the proliferation of diverse mobile equipment and data-hungry applications. Among promising technology candidates to overcome this ... [more ▼]

Future mobile networks are facing with exponential data growth due to the proliferation of diverse mobile equipment and data-hungry applications. Among promising technology candidates to overcome this problem, cloud radio access network (CRAN) has received much attention. In this work, we investigate the design of fronthaul in C-RAN uplink by focusing on the compression and optimization in fronthaul uplinks based on the statistics of wireless fading channels. First, we derive the system block error rate (BLER) under Rayleigh fading channels. In particular, upper and lower bounds of the BLER union bound are obtained in closed-form. From these bounds, we gain insight in terms of diversity order and limits of the BLER. Next, we propose adaptive compression schemes to minimize the fronthaul transmission rate subject to a BLER constraint. Furthermore, a fronthaul rate allocation is proposed to minimize the system BLER. It is shown that the uniform rate allocation approaches the optimal scheme as the total fronthauls’ bandwidth increases. Lastly, numerical results are presented to demonstrate the effectiveness of our proposed optimizations. [less ▲]

Power Optimization With BLER Constraint for Wireless Fronthauls in C-RAN

in IEEE Communications Letters (2016), 20(3), 602-605

Cloud radio access network (C-RAN) is a novel architecture for future mobile networks to sustain the exponential traffic growth thanks to the exploitation of centralized processing. In C-RAN, one data ... [more ▼]

Cloud radio access network (C-RAN) is a novel architecture for future mobile networks to sustain the exponential traffic growth thanks to the exploitation of centralized processing. In C-RAN, one data processing center or baseband unit (BBU) communicates with users via distributed remote radio heads (RRHs), which are connected to the BBU via high capacity, low latency fronthaul links. In this letter, we study C-RAN with wireless fronthauls due to their flexibility in deployment and management. First, a tight upper bound of the system block error rate (BLER) is derived in closed-form expression via union bound analysis. Based on the derived bound, adaptive transmission schemes are proposed. Particularly, two practical power optimizations based on the BLER and pair-wise error probability (PEP) are proposed to minimize the consumed energy at the RRHs while satisfying the predefined quality of service (QoS) constraint. The premise of the proposed schemes originates from practical scenarios where most applications tolerate a certain QoS, e.g., a nonzero BLER. The effectiveness of the proposed schemes is demonstrated via intensive simulations. [less ▲]

Fronthaul compression and optimization for cloud radio access networks

in 2016 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC) (2016)

Joint Decoding and Adaptive Compression with QoS Constraint for Uplinks in Cloud Radio Access Networks

in 2015 IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM) (2015)