Performance Analysis of D2D-Aided Underlaying Cellular Networks Based on Poisson Hole Cluster Process

Abstract

D2D (Device-to-Device) communication has become a crucial part of 4G and 5G networks. It can not only decrease the transmit power of user equipments (UEs) and increase area spectral efficiency of cellular networks, but also offload traffic from cellular networks and alleviate scarcity of spectrum resources by using in-band communication. In this paper, we consider a real tele-communication scenario in which the mobile UEs are primarily located in hotspots and cell edges. By integrating Poisson Hole Process with Thomas Cluster Process, a kind of D2D-Aided Underlaying Cellular Networks (D2D-UCNs) is built. In the D2D-UCNs, we first investigate the aggregation interference of the typical UE and D2D user by using stochastic geometry. Subsequently we analyze their coverage probability and area spectral efficiency. The simulation results show that the coverage probability of D2D users and UEs can be effectively guaranteed by establishing exclusion zone, whilst the area spectral efficiency of the D2D-UCNs can be maximized by optimizing the number of simultaneously active D2D links.