Joint Interference Cancellation in Cache- and SIC-Enabled Networks

Abstract

We consider a cache- and SIC-enabled wireless network, where the locations of the base stations (BSs) and users are modeled by the Poisson point process and Poisson cluster process, respectively. The BS serves two users simultaneously by transmitting a superimposed signal, and each user employs a joint scheme of cache-assisted interference cancellation (CAIC) and successive interference cancellation (SIC). Each user is classified as a caching or non-caching user depending on whether or not it caches data sent to its interferer in the same cell. The receiver operation of each user is classified into three possible cases: CAIC only, both CAIC and SIC, and SIC only. Then, the successful packet transmission probabilities of the caching and non-caching users are derived, based on which the average spectral efficiency (SE) and the average area SE (ASE) are obtained. The average SE and ASE are further optimized. Moreover, extensions to the scenario where the superimposed transmissions are within a finite radius around the BS are provided. Finally, the result for the general scenario of the BS serving multiple users simultaneously is obtained. The optimization problem of the general scenario is solved by converting it to the convex or the difference of convex problems in different subregions. Simulation results verify the analytical accuracy and the advantages of the proposed schemes.