| WSN | Wireless sensor network |
| SWIPT | Simultaneous wireless information and power transfer |
| ZF | Zero-forcing |
| CSN | Cognitive sensor network |
| AF | Amplify-and-forward |
| PSR | Power splitting-based relaying |
| MIMO | Multiple-input multiple-output |
| TS | Time switching |
| PS | Power splitting |
| EH | Energy harvesting |
| ID | Information decoding |
| CCIs | Co-channel interferers |
| IFC | Interference channel |
| HD | Half-duplex |
| FD | Full-duplex |
| P2P | Point-to-point |
| MSE | Mean-squared-error |
| SCA | Successive convex approximation |
| AO | Alternating optimization |
| KKT | Karush–Kuhn–Tucker |
| CSI | Channel state information |
| AWGN | Additive white Gaussian noise |
| SOCP | Second-order cone programming |