RSMA Inspired User Cooperation in Hybrid VLC/RF Networks for Coverage Extension
Rallis KG, Papanikolaou VK, Tegos SA, Dowhuszko AA, Diamantoulakis PD, Khalighi MA, Karagiannidis GK (2023)
Publication Type: Conference contribution
Publication year: 2023
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Book Volume: 2023-March
Conference Proceedings Title: IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, WCNC
Event location: Glasgow, GBR
ISBN: 9781665491228
DOI: 10.1109/WCNC55385.2023.10118918
Abstract
In this paper, we propose and evaluate a hybrid visible light communication (VLC)/radio-frequency (RF) network architecture, where a VLC access point serves two user equipments (UEs), which also act as RF relays in order to extend the network's coverage to a third UE outside the VLC cell. The proposed protocol is inspired by uplink rate-splitting multiple access to efficiently route the messages to the UEs. In more detail, the proposed protocol utilizes the nuances of the specific network architecture to efficiently utilize the wireless resource blocks for both coverage and throughput. The protocol is then optimized by maximizing the minimum achievable rate. Simulation results show that the proposed method achieves superior results compared with a more conventional benchmark scheme, that is also optimized under the same constraints.
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Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Greece (GR)
University of Macedonia / Πανεπιστήμιο Μακεδονίας
Greece (GR)
Aalto University Espoo
Finland (FI)
Aix-Marseille University / Aix-Marseille Université
France (FR)
Greece (GR)
University of Macedonia / Πανεπιστήμιο Μακεδονίας
Greece (GR)
Aalto University Espoo
Finland (FI)
Aix-Marseille University / Aix-Marseille Université
France (FR)
How to cite
APA:
Rallis, K.G., Papanikolaou, V.K., Tegos, S.A., Dowhuszko, A.A., Diamantoulakis, P.D., Khalighi, M.A., & Karagiannidis, G.K. (2023). RSMA Inspired User Cooperation in Hybrid VLC/RF Networks for Coverage Extension. In IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, WCNC. Glasgow, GBR: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc..
MLA:
Rallis, Konstantinos G., et al. "RSMA Inspired User Cooperation in Hybrid VLC/RF Networks for Coverage Extension." Proceedings of the 2023 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, WCNC 2023, Glasgow, GBR Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2023.
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