WD2DC 2015 - 2015 International Workshop on Device-to-Device Communication for 5G Systems

Device-to-Device (D2D) communication has recently gained momentum in academia and industries as a mean to extend coverage and overcome the limitations of conventional cellular systems. Devices being close to each other can activate direct links by either using cellular communication resources (i.e., inband D2D) or using alternative radio technologies such as Wi-Fi (i.e., outband D2D). The D2D communication paradigm holds, among others, the promise of very high bit rates, low delays, and low power consumption. There are a number of applications where D2D communication can provide significant improvements making it a key feature of 5G wireless systems. For example, it can be useful to provide mobile data offloading for proximity based applications, to extend the network coverage, or supporting content sharing among users and group oriented services. However, there are many issues still waiting for a solution before a widespread use in next generation networks is granted. Objective of this workshop is to bring together academic and industrial researchers and discuss recent results and future research issues related to D2D communication in 5G networks.
Topics of interest are (but not limited to):
D2D communications for 5G networks
Resource allocation and optimization for D2D communications
Cooperative D2D communication
Game-theoretic approaches for D2D communications
D2D in massive MIMO systems
Channel estimation techniques for D2D
Impact of HW imperfections and limitations on D2D performance
Modelling of control plane support for cellular network assisted D2D communications
LTE based implementations and applications
Centralized and distributed coordination for D2D communications
Localization and ranging in D2D scenarios
D2D neighbour discovery techniques
D2D and multi-hop communications
D2D to support Machine to Machine communication
WiFi Direct based implementations and applications
Energy efficiency analysis for D2D communications
Network coding for D2D communications
D2D applications for multicast and broadcast services
D2D applications for Cloud Computing
D2D applications for the Internet of Things