Joint power allocation and mode selection for D2D communications with imperfect CSI

Device-to-device (D2D) communications can be underlaid with a cellular infrastructure to increase resource utilization, improve user throughput and save battery energy. In such networks, power allocation and mode selection are crucial problems. To address the joint optimization of power and mode selection under imperfect CSI, we propose an optimal, energy-aware joint power allocation and mode selection (JPAMS) scheme. First, we derive the closed-form solution for the power minimization for both D2D and cellular links while satisfying different quality of service (QoS) constraints. Second, we address the mode selection problem in presence of imperfect CSI, based on the derived power allocation. Moreover, the theoretical analysis and simulation results are presented to evaluate the proposed scheme for the D2D communications.