Throughput Maximization in Wireless Powered Communication Networks

• Published in: IEEE transactions on wireless communications Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 418 - 428
• Main Authors: Ju, Hyungsik, Zhang, Rui
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY IEEE 01.01.2014; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Algorithms; Applied sciences; Communication networks; convex optimization; doubly near-far problem; energy harvesting; Exact sciences and technology; Information processing; Optimization techniques; Resource management; Systems, networks and services of telecommunications; TDMA; Telecommunications; Telecommunications and information theory; Throughput; throughput maximization; Time division multiple access; Transmission and modulation (techniques and equipments); Wireless communication; Wireless communications; Wireless power; Wireless sensor networks; Performance evaluation; Wireless telecommunication; Resource allocation; Information rate; Downlink; Power supply; Wireless electricity; Convex programming; Optimization; doubly near-far problem; Time division multiple access; Optimal allocation; Uplink; Wireless power; TDMA; throughput maximization; energy harvesting; Mean value; Temporal constraint; Information transmission; Algorithm performance; Electrical network; Simulation; Telecommunication network; Wireless network; convex optimization; Metric; Resource management

This paper studies the newly emerging wireless powered communication network in which one hybrid access point (H-AP) with constant power supply coordinates the wireless energy/information transmissions to/from a set of distributed users that do not have other energy sources. A "harvest-then-tra...