Optimal resource allocation method for energy harvesting based underlay Cognitive Radio networks

PLoS One. 2023 Jan 5;18(1):e0279886. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0279886. eCollection 2023.

Abstract

This paper proposes an optimal resource allocation method. The method is to maximize the Energy Efficiency (EE) for an Energy Harvesting (EH) enabled underlay Cognitive Radio (CR) network. First, we assumed the Secondary Users (SUs) can harvest energy from the surrounding Radio Frequency (RF) signals. Then, we modelled the EE maximisation problem as a joint time and power optimization model. Next, the optimal EH time allocation factor can be calculated. After that the optimal power allocation strategy can be obtain by the fractional programming and Lagrange multiplier method. Finally simulation results show that the proposed iterative method can be better performance advantages compared with the exhaustive method and genetic algorithm. And the EE of this system model is significantly improved compared to the EE model without considering EH.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Cognition
  • Computer Simulation
  • Physical Phenomena
  • Radio Waves*
  • Resource Allocation*

Grants and funding

This work was supported in part by the Natural Science Foundation of China under Grants No.61871133 and in part by the Industry-Academia Collaboration Program of Fujian Universities under Grants No.2020H6006.