{"id":"https://openalex.org/W2109538160","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1109/mwc.2014.6812292","title":"Device-to-device communications achieve efficient load balancing in LTE-advanced networks","display_name":"Device-to-device communications achieve efficient load balancing in LTE-advanced networks","publication_year":2014,"publication_date":"2014-04-01","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W2109538160","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1109/mwc.2014.6812292","mag":"2109538160"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1109/mwc.2014.6812292","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1109/mwc.2014.6812292","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S146764194","display_name":"IEEE Wireless Communications","issn_l":"1536-1284","issn":["1536-1284","1558-0687"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310319808","host_organization_name":"Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310319808"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"IEEE Wireless Communications","raw_type":"journal-article"},"type":"article","indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":false,"oa_status":"closed","oa_url":null,"any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5108050448","display_name":"Jiajia Liu","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4273-8866"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I201537933","display_name":"Tohoku University","ror":"https://ror.org/01dq60k83","country_code":"JP","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I201537933"]},{"id":"https://openalex.org/I149594827","display_name":"Xidian University","ror":"https://ror.org/05s92vm98","country_code":"CN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I149594827"]}],"countries":["CN","JP"],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"Jiajia Liu","raw_affiliation_strings":["Xidian University, Tohoku University","School of Computer Science and Technology at Xidian University"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Xidian University, Tohoku University","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I149594827","https://openalex.org/I201537933"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"School of Computer Science and Technology at Xidian University","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I149594827"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5101772913","display_name":"Yuichi Kawamoto","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5290-6520"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I201537933","display_name":"Tohoku University","ror":"https://ror.org/01dq60k83","country_code":"JP","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I201537933"]}],"countries":["JP"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Yuichi Kawamoto","raw_affiliation_strings":["Tohoku University","Graduate School of Information Sciences (GSIS) at Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Tohoku University","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I201537933"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Graduate School of Information Sciences (GSIS) at Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I201537933"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5084228321","display_name":"Hiroki Nishiyama","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7374-2772"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I201537933","display_name":"Tohoku University","ror":"https://ror.org/01dq60k83","country_code":"JP","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I201537933"]}],"countries":["JP"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Hiroki Nishiyama","raw_affiliation_strings":["Tohoku University","Tohoku University Sendai, Japan#TAB#"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Tohoku University","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I201537933"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Tohoku University Sendai, Japan#TAB#","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I201537933"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5013311265","display_name":"Nei Kato","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8769-302X"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I201537933","display_name":"Tohoku University","ror":"https://ror.org/01dq60k83","country_code":"JP","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I201537933"]}],"countries":["JP"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Nei Kato","raw_affiliation_strings":["Tohoku University","Tohoku University Sendai, Japan#TAB#"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Tohoku University","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I201537933"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Tohoku University Sendai, Japan#TAB#","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I201537933"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5051288606","display_name":"Naoto Kadowaki","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I201537933","display_name":"Tohoku University","ror":"https://ror.org/01dq60k83","country_code":"JP","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I201537933"]}],"countries":["JP"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Naoto Kadowaki","raw_affiliation_strings":["NICT","Tohoku University Sendai, Japan#TAB#"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"NICT","institution_ids":[]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Tohoku University Sendai, Japan#TAB#","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I201537933"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":2,"institutions_distinct_count":5,"corresponding_author_ids":["https://openalex.org/A5108050448"],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I149594827","https://openalex.org/I201537933"],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":22.1271,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":221,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.9961296,"is_in_top_1_percent":true,"is_in_top_10_percent":true},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":95,"max":100},"biblio":{"volume":"21","issue":"2","first_page":"57","last_page":"65"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10148","display_name":"Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization","score":1.0,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2208","display_name":"Electrical and Electronic Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10148","display_name":"Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization","score":1.0,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2208","display_name":"Electrical and Electronic Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10796","display_name":"Cooperative Communication and Network Coding","score":0.9998000264167786,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1705","display_name":"Computer Networks and Communications"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11409","display_name":"Advanced Wireless Network Optimization","score":0.9998000264167786,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2208","display_name":"Electrical and Electronic Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-science","display_name":"Computer science","score":0.8795660734176636},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-network","display_name":"Computer network","score":0.7247155904769897},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/underlay","display_name":"Underlay","score":0.7144973278045654},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/femtocell","display_name":"Femtocell","score":0.6499204635620117},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/backhaul","display_name":"Backhaul (telecommunications)","score":0.63170325756073},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/load-balancing","display_name":"Load balancing (electrical power)","score":0.6086399555206299},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/spectral-efficiency","display_name":"Spectral efficiency","score":0.5023410320281982},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/cellular-network","display_name":"Cellular network","score":0.4883541762828827},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/load-management","display_name":"Load management","score":0.45299243927001953},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/distributed-computing","display_name":"Distributed computing","score":0.41337308287620544},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/base-station","display_name":"Base station","score":0.24174386262893677},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/telecommunications","display_name":"Telecommunications","score":0.1524910032749176},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/signal-to-noise-ratio","display_name":"Signal-to-noise ratio (imaging)","score":0.1353689730167389}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.8795660734176636},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C31258907","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1301371","display_name":"Computer network","level":1,"score":0.7247155904769897},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2777679929","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7883709","display_name":"Underlay","level":3,"score":0.7144973278045654},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C152504517","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q572455","display_name":"Femtocell","level":3,"score":0.6499204635620117},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C103760667","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q798444","display_name":"Backhaul (telecommunications)","level":3,"score":0.63170325756073},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C138959212","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1806783","display_name":"Load balancing (electrical power)","level":3,"score":0.6086399555206299},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C137246740","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q583970","display_name":"Spectral efficiency","level":3,"score":0.5023410320281982},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C153646914","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q535695","display_name":"Cellular network","level":2,"score":0.4883541762828827},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2779370713","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q357554","display_name":"Load management","level":2,"score":0.45299243927001953},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C120314980","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q180634","display_name":"Distributed computing","level":1,"score":0.41337308287620544},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C68649174","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1379116","display_name":"Base station","level":2,"score":0.24174386262893677},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C76155785","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q418","display_name":"Telecommunications","level":1,"score":0.1524910032749176},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C13944312","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7512748","display_name":"Signal-to-noise ratio (imaging)","level":2,"score":0.1353689730167389},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C33923547","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q395","display_name":"Mathematics","level":0,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C127162648","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16858953","display_name":"Channel (broadcasting)","level":2,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2524010","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8087","display_name":"Geometry","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C119599485","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43035","display_name":"Electrical engineering","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C187691185","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2020720","display_name":"Grid","level":2,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C127413603","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11023","display_name":"Engineering","level":0,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":1,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1109/mwc.2014.6812292","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1109/mwc.2014.6812292","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S146764194","display_name":"IEEE Wireless Communications","issn_l":"1536-1284","issn":["1536-1284","1558-0687"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310319808","host_organization_name":"Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310319808"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"IEEE Wireless Communications","raw_type":"journal-article"}],"best_oa_location":null,"sustainable_development_goals":[],"awards":[],"funders":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/F4320325628","display_name":"Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications","ror":"https://ror.org/00vs1pz50"}],"has_content":{"grobid_xml":false,"pdf":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":29,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W1515719667","https://openalex.org/W1968495205","https://openalex.org/W1979097285","https://openalex.org/W1994080576","https://openalex.org/W2000268008","https://openalex.org/W2010630450","https://openalex.org/W2060826581","https://openalex.org/W2096117406","https://openalex.org/W2096220631","https://openalex.org/W2098324992","https://openalex.org/W2098529424","https://openalex.org/W2100958239","https://openalex.org/W2107108957","https://openalex.org/W2113618866","https://openalex.org/W2117537207","https://openalex.org/W2117626862","https://openalex.org/W2118074908","https://openalex.org/W2118576677","https://openalex.org/W2119744615","https://openalex.org/W2130827801","https://openalex.org/W2140656373","https://openalex.org/W2143669931","https://openalex.org/W2149586044","https://openalex.org/W2150166076","https://openalex.org/W2153029410","https://openalex.org/W2164728168","https://openalex.org/W2688136489","https://openalex.org/W6674772581","https://openalex.org/W6677732250"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W1841004447","https://openalex.org/W4301043849","https://openalex.org/W4298201360","https://openalex.org/W2953145423","https://openalex.org/W2014526469","https://openalex.org/W2325429773","https://openalex.org/W1979722674","https://openalex.org/W2157275108","https://openalex.org/W3111557463","https://openalex.org/W2952703527"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"In":[0],"LTE-Advanced":[1,99],"networks,":[2],"besides":[3],"the":[4,27,37,48,52,60,127,175,189,197],"overall":[5],"coverage":[6],"provided":[7],"by":[8,196],"traditional":[9],"macrocells,":[10],"various":[11],"classes":[12],"of":[13,87],"low-power":[14],"nodes":[15,58],"(e.g.,":[16],"pico":[17],"eNBs,":[18,20],"femto":[19],"and":[21,45,59,108,162],"relays)":[22],"can":[23,193],"be":[24,194],"distributed":[25],"throughout":[26],"macrocells":[28],"as":[29,105,152],"a":[30,142],"more":[31],"targeted":[32],"underlay":[33],"to":[34,90,112,118,126,154,168,187],"further":[35,180],"enhance":[36],"area's":[38],"spectral":[39],"efficiency,":[40],"alleviate":[41,113],"traffic":[42,62,117,129,157,171],"hot":[43],"zones,":[44],"thus":[46],"improve":[47],"end-user":[49],"experience.":[50],"Considering":[51],"limited":[53],"backhaul":[54],"connections":[55],"within":[56],"lowpower":[57],"imbalanced":[61],"distribution":[63],"among":[64,95,131,158],"different":[65,159],"cells,":[66],"it":[67,85],"is":[68,86],"highly":[69],"possible":[70],"that":[71,178,192],"some":[72,119],"cells":[73,79,97,161],"are":[74,80],"severely":[75],"congested":[76],"while":[77],"adjacent":[78],"very":[81],"lightly":[82],"loaded.":[83],"Therefore,":[84],"critical":[88],"importance":[89],"achieve":[91,163],"efficient":[92,164],"load":[93,145,165],"balancing":[94,146,166],"multi-tier":[96,132],"in":[98,139],"networks.":[100],"However,":[101],"available":[102],"techniques":[103],"such":[104],"smart":[106],"cell":[107],"biasing,":[109],"although":[110],"able":[111],"congestion":[114],"or":[115,123],"distribute":[116],"extent,":[120],"cannot":[121],"respond":[122],"adapt":[124],"flexibly":[125,155],"real-time":[128,170],"distributions":[130],"cells.":[133],"Toward":[134],"this":[135,140],"end,":[136],"we":[137,182],"propose":[138],"article":[141],"device-to-device":[143],"communication-based":[144],"algorithm,":[147],"which":[148],"utilizes":[149],"D2D":[150],"communications":[151],"bridges":[153],"offload":[156],"tier":[160],"according":[167],"their":[169],"distributions.":[172],"Besides":[173],"identifying":[174],"research":[176],"issues":[177],"deserve":[179],"study,":[181],"also":[183],"present":[184],"numerical":[185],"results":[186],"show":[188],"performance":[190],"gains":[191],"achieved":[195],"proposed":[198],"algorithm.":[199]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2025,"cited_by_count":2},{"year":2024,"cited_by_count":4},{"year":2023,"cited_by_count":4},{"year":2022,"cited_by_count":9},{"year":2021,"cited_by_count":11},{"year":2020,"cited_by_count":25},{"year":2019,"cited_by_count":22},{"year":2018,"cited_by_count":40},{"year":2017,"cited_by_count":51},{"year":2016,"cited_by_count":30},{"year":2015,"cited_by_count":18},{"year":2014,"cited_by_count":5}],"updated_date":"2026-03-20T23:20:44.827607","created_date":"2025-10-10T00:00:00"}