Optimal Time Allocation in Backscatter Assisted Wireless Powered Communication Networks

This paper proposes a wireless powered communication network (WPCN) assisted by backscatter communication (BackCom). This model consists of a power station, an information receiver and multiple users that can work in either BackCom mode or harvest-then-transmit (HTT) mode. The time block is mainly d...

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Main Authors: Bin Lyu, Zhen Yang, Guan Gui, Hikmet Sari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-06-01
Series:Sensors
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/17/6/1258