Abstract
In this paper, we propose a general model to study the full-duplex
non-coherent decode-and-forward Gaussian relay channel with energy harvesting
(EH) nodes, called NC-EH-$RC$, in three cases: $i)$ no energy
transfer (ET), $ii)$ one-way ET from the source (S) to the relay (R), and
$iii)$ two-way ET. We consider the problem of optimal power allocation in
NC-EH-$RC$ in order to maximize the total transmitted bits from S to
the destination in a given time duration. General stochastic energy arrivals at
S and R with known EH times and values are assumed. In NC-EH-$RC$
with no ET, the complicated min-max optimization form along with its
constraints make the problem intractable. It is shown that this problem can be
transformed to a solvable convex form; however, convex optimization solution
does not provide the structural properties of the optimal solution. Therefore,
following an alternative perspective, we investigate conditions on harvesting
process of S and R where we find optimal algorithmic solution. Further, we
propose some suboptimal algorithms and provide some examples, in which the
algorithms are optimal. Moreover, we find a class of problems for
NC-EH-$RC$ with one-way ET from S to R, where the optimal algorithmic
solution is devised. For NC-EH-$RC$ with two-way ET, we propose
general optimal algorithmic solution. Furthermore, the performance of
the proposed algorithms are evaluated numerically and compared with optimal
numerical convex optimization tools.
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Power Allocation in the Energy Harvesting Full-Duplex Gaussian Relay Channels
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