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Optimization for Master-UAV-powered Auxiliary-Aerial-IRS-assisted IoT Networks: An Option-based Multi-agent Hierarchical Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach
Jingren Xu, Xin Kang, Ronghaixiang Zhang +2
This paper investigates a master unmanned aerial vehicle (MUAV)-powered Internet of Things (IoT) network, in which we propose using a rechargeable auxiliary UAV (AUAV) equipped wit…
A Trust-Centric Privacy-Preserving Blockchain for Dynamic Spectrum Management in IoT Networks
Jingwei Ye, Xin Kang, Ying-Chang Liang +1
In this paper, we propose a trust-centric privacy-preserving blockchain for dynamic spectrum access in IoT networks. To be specific, we propose a trust evaluation mechanism to eval…
Joint Uplink-and-Downlink Optimization of 3D UAV Swarm Deployment for Wireless-Powered NB-IoT Networks
Han-Ting Ye, Xin Kang, Jingon Joung +1
This paper investigates a full-duplex orthogonal-frequency-division multiple access (OFDMA) based multiple unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)-enabled wireless-powered Internet-of-Thin…
Secrecy Throughput Maximization for Full-Duplex Wireless Powered IoT Networks under Fairness Constraints
Roohollah Rezaei, Sumei Sun, Xin Kang +2
In this paper, we study the secrecy throughput of a full-duplex wireless powered communication network (WPCN) for internet of things (IoT). The WPCN consists of a full-duplex multi…
Multi-Cell Interference Exploitation: A New Dimension in Cell Coordination
Zhongxiang Wei, Christos Masouros, Kai-Kit Wong +1
In this paper, we propose a series of novel coordination schemes for multi-cell downlink communication. Starting from full base station (BS) coordination, we first propose a fully-…
Incentive Mechanisms for Motivating Mobile Data Offloading in Heterogeneous Networks: A Salary-Plus-Bonus Approach
Xin Kang, Sumei Sun, Jing Yang
In this paper, a salary-plus-bonus incentive mechanism is proposed to motivate WiFi Access Points (APs) to provide data offloading service for mobile network operators (MNOs). Unde…
Random Access Analysis for Massive IoT Networks under A New Spatio-Temporal Model: A Stochastic Geometry Approach
Nan Jiang, Yansha Deng, Xin Kang +1
Massive Internet of Things (mIoT) has provided an auspicious opportunity to build powerful and ubiquitous connections that faces a plethora of new challenges, where cellular networ…
Optimizing DF Cognitive Radio Networks with Full-Duplex-Enabled Energy Access Points
Hong Xing, Xin Kang, Kai-Kit Wong +1
With the recent advances in radio frequency (RF) energy harvesting (EH) technologies, wireless powered cooperative cognitive radio network (CCRN) has drawn an upsurge of interest f…
Mobile Data Offloading through A Third-Party WiFi Access Point: An Operator's Perspective
Xin Kang, Yeow-Khiang Chia, Sumei Sun +1
WiFi offloading is regarded as one of the most promising techniques to deal with the explosive data increase in cellular networks due to its high data transmission rate and low req…
Incentive Mechanism Design for Heterogeneous Peer-to-Peer Networks: A Stackelberg Game Approach
Xin Kang, Yongdong Wu
With high scalability, high video streaming quality, and low bandwidth requirement, peer-to-peer (P2P) systems have become a popular way to exchange files and deliver multimedia co…
A Trust-based Pollution Attack Prevention Scheme in Peer-to-Peer Streaming Networks
Xin Kang, Yongdong Wu
Nowadays, peer-to-peer (P2P) streaming systems have become a popular way to deliver multimedia content over the internet due to their low bandwidth requirement, high video streamin…
Cost minimization for fading channels with energy harvesting and conventional energy
Xin Kang, Yeow-Khiang Chia, Chin Keong Ho +1
In this paper, we investigate resource allocation strategies for a point-to-point wireless communications system with hybrid energy sources consisting of an energy harvester and a…
Full-Duplex Wireless-Powered Communication Network with Energy Causality
Xin Kang, Chin Keong Ho, Sumei Sun
In this paper, we consider a wireless communication network with a full-duplex hybrid access point (HAP) and a set of wireless users with energy harvesting capabilities. The HAP im…
Ergodic Sum-Rate Maximization for Fading Cognitive Multiple Access Channels without Successive Interference Cancellation
Xin Kang, Hon Fah Chong, Yeow-Khiang Chia +1
In this paper, the ergodic sum-rate of a fading cognitive multiple access channel (C-MAC) is studied, where a secondary network (SN) with multiple secondary users (SUs) transmittin…
Price-Based Resource Allocation for Spectrum-Sharing Femtocell Networks: A Stackelberg Game Approach
Xin Kang, Rui Zhang, Mehul Motani
This paper investigates the price-based resource allocation strategies for the uplink transmission of a spectrum-sharing femtocell network, in which a central macrocell is underlai…
Optimal Power Allocation for Fading Channels in Cognitive Radio Networks: Ergodic Capacity and Outage Capacity
Xin Kang, Ying-Chang Liang, Arumugam Nallanathan +2
A cognitive radio network (CRN) is formed by either allowing the secondary users (SUs) in a secondary communication network (SCN) to opportunistically operate in the frequency band…