Device-to-Device Users Clustering Based on Physical and Social Characteristics

This paper proposes a novel method for device-to-device (D2D) user clustering that allows wireless users in proximity to share common resources to save both system bandwidth and energy resources. The idea at the basis of our proposed cluster formation is to incorporate both social interactions and p...

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Main Authors: Li Wang, Giuseppe Araniti, Chunyan Cao, Wei Wang, Yang Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2015-08-01
Series:International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/165608