Interference shaping for Device-to-Device communication in cellular networks

Device-to-Device communication as underlay to cellular networks is likely to be incorporated into future communication systems to improve resource efficiency and meet the growing demand for high data rates. In this contribution we consider the uplink of a cellular network that is interfered by a Device-to-Device communication link operating on the same wireless resource. To coordinate interference we devise a new approach for the design of interference covariance shapes for the Device-to-Device link that are superior to state-of-the-art interference temperature constraints in terms of achievable rate regions. The transmit strategies of Device-to-Device and cellular uplink can be determined by solving convex optimization problems.