Cooperative Device to Device Communications with Network Coding

Abstract

Device-to-device (D2D) is a kind of communication technique where it allows direct communication between user equipment without the involvement of network infrastructure. 5G network is being the cellular network trends nowadays where it enables D2D communication with a huge device connectivity and it is expected to be able to deliver a more reliable and faster network throughput such as high definition video streaming, online gaming and multimedia downloading. This paper presents a formation of multi-hop in D2D communications for more reliable network link and brings more benefits compare to single hop communication systems. It can be enhanced furthermore with network coding technique. Network performance in terms of packet loss rate is presented. The simulation results show that network coding can improve the network performance with low packet loss rate.