Abstract
In this paper, we study a network information flow problem for cellular multiuser two-way relay networks (MU-TWRNs) where uplink and downlink messages are exchanged through a multiantenna relay node using two-way relaying. Both single- and two-cell scenarios are investigated. In particular, for the two-cell scenario, we consider two schemes with and without base station (BS) cooperation, respectively. By comparing the degrees-of-freedom (DOF) upper bounds obtained via cut-set theory, we derive the feasibility conditions to achieve the optimal DOF for all the schemes. These DOF bounds are shown to be achieved by suitably applying some physical-layer signaling techniques, such as physical-layer network coding, signal alignment, block diagonalization, and the newly proposed successive interference nulling. By comparing one-way relaying in terms of the normalized DOF, we observe that the proposed two-way-relaying-based scheme can double the performance with symmetric antenna configurations; however, the gain is reduced under unbalanced antenna configurations.
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