| N |
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Number of devices |
|
,
|
|
Coupled relays |
|
,
|
|
Distances from BS to relays |
|
|
Set of relays |
|
|
Devices |
|
|
Distances from relay to devices |
|
|
Distances from relay to devices |
|
, ,
|
, ,
|
Number of antennas on BS, and , respectively |
|
|
Path-loss exponent factor |
|
,
|
|
Pre-coding channel matrices from BS to and
|
|
,
|
,
|
Channels from BS to and
|
|
,
|
|
Pre-coding channel matrices from and to devices |
|
|
binary value |
|
|
Odd/even transmission block |
|
,
|
,,
|
Channels from relays and to devices |
|
,
|
|
First/second time slot in odd/even transmission block |
|
|
Power splitting factor |
|
|
Collect factor |
|
,
|
|
Power domain on BS and relays |
|
,
|
|
SNR on BS and relays |
|
, ,
|
PA factors for devices |
|
|
Data of devices |
|
, , |
|
AWGN at relays and devices |
|
,
|
Received signals at relays |
|
,
|
Received signals at devices |
|
|
Devices’ data rate thresholds |
|
|
SINR thresholds |
|
, ,
|
SINRs at relays decode symbol
|
|
, ,
|
SINRs at devices decode symbol
|
|
, ,
|
Relays’ instantaneous bit-rate thresholds |
|
, ,
|
Devices’ instantaneous bit-rate thresholds |
|
,
|
EH at relay or in odd/even transmission block |
|
,
|
OP at relays |
|
,
|
OP at devices |
|
|
System throughput in odd/even transmission block |
|
|
Energy efficiency in odd/even transmission block |