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Outage Performance of SWIPT-D2D-Based Hybrid Satellite-Terrestrial Networks
Zhen Li1, Jian Xing1, Jinhui Hu1
1College of Computer and Control Engineering, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China.
This study explores simultaneous wireless information and power transfer (SWIPT) in hybrid satellite-terrestrial networks, enhancing device-to-device communication for energy-constrained users. The research provides outage performance analysis for sustainable energy harvesting and data transmission.
Area of Science:
- Wireless communication networks
- Information theory
- Energy harvesting technologies
Background:
- Hybrid satellite-terrestrial networks (HSTNs) face challenges with energy-constrained terrestrial user terminals (UTs).
- Device-to-device (D2D) communication requires reliable energy sources for shadowed Internet of Things (IoT) devices.
- Simultaneous wireless information and power transfer (SWIPT) offers a solution for sustainable energy and data transmission.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the outage performance of SWIPT-assisted D2D-based HSTNs.
- To analyze the impact of different SWIPT schemes (power splitting and time switching) on system performance.
- To derive closed-form expressions for outage probability in complex fading environments.
Main Methods:
- Modeling of a hybrid satellite-terrestrial network with an energy-constrained UT, an amplify-and-forward (AF) relay, and shadowed IoT devices.
- Application of power splitting (PS)-based and time switching (TS)-based SWIPT-D2D schemes.
- Mathematical derivation of outage probability (OP) expressions considering shadowed Rician and Nakagami-m fading channels.
- Validation of theoretical results using Monte Carlo simulations.
Main Results:
- Closed-form expressions for the outage probability (OP) of both the user terminal (UT) and the Internet of Things (IoT) device were derived.
- The performance analysis quantifies the impact of SWIPT schemes on the reliability of D2D communication in HSTNs.
- Theoretical findings were confirmed through extensive Monte Carlo simulations, demonstrating accuracy.
Conclusions:
- The derived outage probability expressions provide valuable insights into the performance of SWIPT-assisted D2D-based HSTNs.
- The study validates the effectiveness of PS-based and TS-based SWIPT schemes for sustainable energy and information transfer.
- This research contributes to the design and optimization of future wireless networks with integrated energy and data services.
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