Abstract:
The fifth generation (5G) cellular networks are expected to produce a massive amount of traffic due to the rapid development of 5G applications and Internet of Things (Io...Show MoreMetadata
Abstract:
The fifth generation (5G) cellular networks are expected to produce a massive amount of traffic due to the rapid development of 5G applications and Internet of Things (IoT) services. Content sharing through the device to device (D2D) multicast communication can effectively mitigate the burden of the cellular network and add to network capacity. To achieve effective content sharing among users, appropriate clustering strategy is needed. In this paper, we first present an integration of Software Defined Network (SDN) and millimeter wave based heterogeneous network (mmWave-based HetNet) for 5G networks to handle the massive traffic load. Then, we propose a clustering strategy for sharing the requested content by a group of users through D2D multicast communication to mitigate the burden of the cellular networks. Moreover, we formulate an optimization problem to maximize the efficiency of the D2D multicast clusters formation. Finally, we perform a simulation study to examine the impact of the maximum D2D communication distance, minimum social relation, and minimum distance among cluster heads on the clustering performance, so to evaluate the effective parameters needed to tune a desirable D2D multicast clustering strategy.
Date of Conference: 28-30 October 2020
Date Added to IEEE Xplore: 09 November 2020
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