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. 2021 Feb 5;21(4):1101. doi: 10.3390/s21041101
N N1 Number of devices
R1, R2 Coupled relays
dR1, dR2 Distances from BS to relays
R R=R1,R2 Set of relays
Dn nN Devices
dn nN Distances from relay R1 to devices
vn nN Distances from relay R2 to devices
A0, A1, A2 A0>1, A1>1, A2>1 Number of antennas on BS, R1 and R2, respectively
ω Path-loss exponent factor
H0, G0 Pre-coding channel matrices from BS to R1 and R2
h0a0,a1, g0a0,a1 a0A0, a1A1 Channels from BS to R1 and R2
Hn, Gn Pre-coding channel matrices from R1 and R2 to devices
θ θ=odd,even binary value
T(θ) θ=odd,even Odd/even transmission block
hna0,a1, gna0,a1 nN,a0A0, a1A1 Channels from relays R1 and R2 to devices
T1(θ),T2(θ) First/second time slot in odd/even transmission block
λ 0λ1 Power splitting factor
η 0η1 Collect factor
PS,PR Power domain on BS and relays
ρS,ρR SNR on BS and relays
αi iN, iαi=1, α1<<αN PA factors for devices
xi iN Data of devices
n R, nn, nN AWGN at relays and devices
YRT1θ θ=odd,even, R=R1,R2 Received signals at relays
YnT2θ θ=odd,even, nN Received signals at devices
Ri* iN Devices’ data rate thresholds
γi* iN SINR thresholds
γRxiT1θ θ=odd,even, R=R1,R2, iN SINRs at relays decode symbol xi
γnxiT2θ θ=odd,even, nN, in SINRs at devices decode symbol xi
RRxiT1θ θ=odd,even, R=R1,R2, iN Relays’ instantaneous bit-rate thresholds
RnxiT2θ θ=odd,even, nN, in Devices’ instantaneous bit-rate thresholds
ERT1θ θ=odd,even, R=R1,R2 EH at relay R1 or R2 in odd/even transmission block
OPRT1θ θ=odd,even, R=R1,R2 OP at relays
OPnθ θ=odd,even, nN OP at devices
TP θ θ=odd,even System throughput in odd/even transmission block
EE θ θ=odd,even Energy efficiency in odd/even transmission block