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Article

Reliable Transmission of Energy Harvesting Full-Duplex Relay Systems with Short-Packet Communications

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School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang 473061, China
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School of Mathematics and Physics, Nanyang Institute of Technology, Nanyang 473004, China
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Symmetry 2025, 17(2), 281; https://doi.org/10.3390/sym17020281
Submission received: 2 January 2025 / Revised: 29 January 2025 / Accepted: 7 February 2025 / Published: 12 February 2025
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Symmetry/Asymmetry in Future Wireless Networks)

Abstract

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Energy harvesting (EH) from radio frequency (RF) signals provides a promising approach for supplying sustainable and convenient energy to low-power Internet of Things (IoT) devices. In this work, we investigate short-packet communications in a full-duplex (FD) relay system, where RF signals from a source are utilized to power an energy-constrained relay through the time switching protocol. Specifically, hardware impairments in each node and residual self-interference caused by FD are jointly considered. To ensure reliable transmission, two antennas are symmetrically arranged according to the position of the relay station, both of which are used for energy harvesting. Furthermore, we explored two practical schemes based on symmetric channel correlation, i.e., an independent channel for energy harvesting and an identical channel for energy harvesting. For both scenarios, we derive closed-form approximations for the overall average block error rate (BLER) and effective throughput. The validity of our analysis is confirmed through computer simulations, demonstrating that the proposed scheme enhances the reliability and throughput of the system compared with the existing scheme in the literature at low transmission rates and transmit signal-to-noise-ratios (SNRs).

1. Introduction

The forthcoming wireless networks are anticipated to facilitate pervasive connectivity for Internet of Things (IoT) devices, in addition to traditional human communication [1]. In practical applications like industrial automation and autonomous vehicles, low latency and high reliability are essential quality-of-service (QoS) prerequisites. To address these needs, the fifth-generation (5G) standardization delineates the use cases for ultra-reliable low-latency communications (URLLC) and prescribes stringent QoS requirements, including a packet error rate not surpassing a delay range of 1 ms [2,3,4]. Achieving low latency fundamentally involves utilizing short-packet transmission. However, within the constraints of finite blocklength mechanisms, even when the transmission rate falls below Shannon’s capacity, the reliability of transmission is no longer arbitrary. Specifically, ref. [5] characterized the correlation between achievable rate, transmission delay, and decoding error probability in short-packet communications. Subsequently, the analysis of short-packet communications has been expanded to encompass diverse system models, e.g., relay systems [6] and multi-user scenarios [7].
Due to the limited energy provided by batteries, IoT devices in 5G systems require alternative power sources [8,9]. Fortunately, various energy harvesting (EH) technologies have been proposed to address this issue, enabling IoT devices to collect energy from sources such as wind, solar, and electromagnetic waves. Among these methods, harvesting energy from radio frequency (RF) signals is particularly advantageous because it allows for controlled energy extraction from signals that also carry information [10,11,12]. Since practical circuits cannot achieve simultaneous data detection and energy harvesting, refs. [13,14,15] proposed two strategies for wireless energy harvesting and information processing. The first strategy is power splitting, where the receiver splits the received signal for information processing and energy harvesting. The second strategy is time switching, where the receiver performs information processing and energy harvesting separately according to time. A multi-agent deep reinforcement learning algorithm was proposed in [16] to jointly maximize energy efficiency and throughput of a Device-to-Device (D2D) communication network. Subsequently, the authors in [17] developed a deep deterministic policy gradient (DDPG) algorithm for a wireless power transfer network integrated with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). In particular, harvesting energy from RF signals is well-suited for cooperative networks [18,19,20]. RF signals from a source can be utilized to power an energy-constrained relay, which subsequently assists in transmitting information from the source. This approach not only prolongs the relay’s lifespan but also facilitates information relay.
Recently, full-duplex (FD) technology has been widely applied in cooperative networks, where the ability of the relay to transmit and receive data simultaneously reduces round-trip time in communication processes [21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29]. In [21], an FD multi-user two-way communication system was analyzed, and the closed-form expression for the block error rate (BLER) was obtained for an adaptive relaying protocol combining amplify-and-forward (AF) and decode-and-forward (DF). Subsequently, ref. [22] investigated the performance of a cooperative nonorthogonal multiple access (NOMA) short-packet communications system, where a near user serves as an FD relay to facilitate information transmission to a far user. To enhance short-packet communications in multi-hop FD relay networks, ref. [23] incorporated multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) technology. In scenarios where multiple FD relays assist short-packet communications, ref. [24] developed a deep learning framework capable of achieving accurate performance predictions with significantly lower complexity and faster execution times compared with conventional approaches. In [25], the authors explored the reliability of an energy harvesting FD cooperative network by deriving the closed-form expression for BLER. Subsequently, ref. [26] proposed a relay selection strategy for an IoT network with multiple users, where multiple FD relays are powered by a power beacon. For a multi-FD relay network, ref. [27] aimed to maximize end-to-end signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and improve throughput by relay selection. The authors in [28] analyzed an energy harvesting multi-user FD communication network aided by a dedicated reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS), and evaluated its performance via the BLER for finite blocklength transmissions. In [29], the authors conducted a performance analysis of the Age of Information in a FD cooperative NOMA system integrated with simultaneous wireless information and power transfer (SWIPT).
Notably, the previously mentioned studies [21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29] on FD relay networks employing short packets all assumed ideal transceiver hardware. However, it is essential to acknowledge the impact of RF impairments stemming from imperfect transceiver hardware, including in-phase/quadrature (I/Q) imbalance, nonlinear power amplifiers, and phase noise, on wireless systems [30,31]. In [31], the authors investigated the impact of hardware impairments on the outage performance in an energy harvesting FD relay network. Considering nonlinear power amplifiers, imperfect channel state information (CSI), hardware impairments, ref. [32] derived closed-form expressions of outage probability for a two-way FD relay network with energy harvesting. The authors in [33] employed a hybrid relaying protocol and a hybrid SWIPT receiver, and examined the outage performance for an overlay FD cooperative cognitive radio network under hardware impairments. For a wireless-powered FD relay network with transceiver hardware impairments, ref. [34] exploited a power beacon to resolve the energy-constraint problem.
Enlightened by the above observations, the objective of this paper is to investigate the reliable performance of a FD relay system, where RF signals from a source are utilized to power an energy-constrained relay through the time switching protocol. Both antennas at the relay are employed for energy harvesting, enhancing the harvested energy to guarantee reliable transmission. In addition, a practical scenario is explored in this work where each node is affected by hardware impairments, in contrast to the prior works [21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29] that only accounted for ideal transceiver devices. Differing from [31,32,33,34], where infinite blocklength coding is considered for reliable transmission, we utilize finite blocklength coding to reduce transmission latency. The key contributions of this paper are summarized as follows:
(1)
We investigate short-packet communications in an energy-constrained FD relay system with hardware impairments, where both antennas at the relay are employed for energy harvesting. We further explore independent and identical channels for energy harvesting.
(2)
We derive closed-form approximations for the overall average BLER and effective throughput under both scenarios, which characterize the impact of key system parameters on the reliable performance of the FD relay system.
(3)
We validate our analysis through computer simulations, which demonstrate that the proposed scheme improves the reliability and throughput of the system compared with the existing scheme in the literature at low transmission rates and transmit SNRs.
Table 1 provides a summary of the differences between the contributions of this work and the existing related works.
The rest of this paper is organized as follows. The system model and transmission scheme are introduced in Section 2. The closed-form expressions for the overall average BLER and effective throughput under the independent and identical channels are derived in Section 3. Numerical results are presented in Section 4 to validate the derived expressions and provide insights into system characteristics. Finally, concluding remarks and potential future research directions are provided in Section 5. For notational convenience, a list of the fundamental variables is provided in Table 2.

2. System Model

In this work, we consider a dual-hop FD relay wireless communication system illustrated in Figure 1, where a source (S) transmits information to a destination (D) with the assistance of a relay (R). We assume that direct communication from S to D does not exist due to significant distance and severe fading. Additionally, we consider a scenario where R operates without a fixed energy source and relies solely on harvesting energy from received RF signals [13,18,25]. To reduce system implementation complexity, we adopt the time switching protocol for wireless EH and information processing, as depicted in Figure 2. This protocol divides each communication process into two distinct phases: an EH phase and an information transmission phase.
We assume that R has two antennas to enable FD transmission, while both S and D have a single antenna each. Note that information transmission and EH occur in separate time periods. Thus, to fully capitalize on the advantages of dual antennas at R and enable reliable transmission, EH is performed using both antennas simultaneously during the EH phase. In practical communication systems, spatial correlation among fading channels arises due to the antennas’ limited spacing. Consequently, the EH links in the FD relay system exhibit correlation [35]. This correlation is characterized by a correlation coefficient, which determines the degree of similarity between the two EH links. Motivated by this, we analyze the reliability of the system under two cases: independent channel for energy harvesting and identical channel for energy harvesting.
When energy harvesting links are independent, the harvested energy at R can be expressed as
E r A = η P s L e h 1 2 + h 2 2 T s
where η is the energy conversion efficiency, P s is the transmit power of S, L e is the number of channels used for EH, T s is the transmission duration of each channel, h 1 C N ( 0 , λ s ) and h 2 C N ( 0 , λ s ) are the channel coefficients from S to R. As in [25,36], we assume that all harvested energy is utilized to assist S in forwarding the information, given that transmission power is the primary factor determining energy consumption. Therefore, the transmit power at R is given by
P r A = η P s L e h 1 2 + h 2 2 u D
where u D is the number of channels utilized for information transmission from R to D.
When energy harvesting links are identical, the harvested energy at R can be expressed as
E r B = 2 η L e P s h 1 2 T s
In this case, the transmit power at R is given by
P r B = 2 η L e P s h 1 2 u D
To ensure highly reliable transmission, R employs DF protocol to avoid noise amplification [31,37]. In the DF protocol, R initially decodes the original signal from S and subsequently encodes it for forwarding to D. Hence, the received signals at R and D can be, respectively, expressed as
y R = P s h 1 x s + τ t s + P r f x r + τ t r + τ r r + n r
y D = P r g x r + τ t r + τ r d + n d
where P r P r A , P r B is the transmit power of R, x s and x r are the normalized signals from S and R, f C N ( 0 , λ f ) is the self-interference channel at R, g C N ( 0 , λ g ) is the channel coefficient from R to D, τ t s C N 0 , k 1 2 denotes the hardware distortion noise caused by the transmitter of S, τ r r C N 0 , k 2 2 P s h 1 2 + P r f 2 denotes the hardware distortion noise caused by the receiver of R, τ t r C N 0 , k 1 2 denotes the hardware distortion noise caused by the transmitter of R, τ r d C N 0 , k 2 2 P r g 2 denotes the hardware distortion noise caused by the receiver of D, n r C N ( 0 , σ R 2 ) and n d C N ( 0 , σ D 2 ) are the additive white Gaussian noise (AWGN) at R and D, respectively. The parameters k 1 and k 2 characterize the levels of imperfections in the hardware of transmitter and receiver, respectively [38]. These parameters can be measured by the error vector magnitudes (EVMs). According to 3GPP Long-Term Evolution (LTE) requirements, EVMs typically range from 0.08 to 0.175 [39].
Based on (5) and (6), the received SNRs at R and D can be, respectively, formulated as
γ R = P s h 1 2 k 1 2 + k 2 2 P s h 1 2 + P r f 2 1 + k 1 2 + k 2 2 + σ R 2
end
γ D = P r g 2 k 1 2 + k 2 2 P r g 2 + σ D 2

3. Performance Analysis

In this section, we assess the reliability and effectiveness of the FD relay system by analyzing overall average BLER and effective throughput under independent and identical channels. Before proceeding with detailed analysis, we first introduce preliminary concepts on short-packet communications and overall average BLER calculation. Following this, we provide the statistics of the received SNRs at R and D.

3.1. Preliminaries

Considering short-packet communications, the maximum achievable rate of the FD relay system can be given as [5]
r i C γ i V ( γ i ) u i Q 1 ε i
where i R , D , C γ i = log 2 1 + γ i is the Shannon capacity, V γ i = 1 1 + γ i 2 ) log 2 e 2 is the channel dispersion, u R is the number of channels utilized for information transmission from S to R, ε i is the instantaneous BLER, Q 1 · is the inverse of the Gaussian Q-function. In the information transmission phase, S sends b bits of information to D, then the maximum achievable rate can be formulated as r i = b / u i . Without loss of generality, we assume that u R and u D are equal, ensuring that the coding rates of the S-to-R link and R-to-D link are equal [40].
According to (9), the instantaneous BLER can be obtained as
ε i Q C γ i r i V ( γ i ) / u i
Then, the average BLER can be given as
ε ¯ i = 0 Q C γ i r i V ( γ i ) / u i f γ i x d x
where f γ i x is the probability density function (PDF) of the received SNR γ i . Note that directly obtaining a closed-form expression for ε ¯ i is mathematically challenging due to the complexity of the Q-function. For analysis feasibility, a linear approximation of the Q-function Q C γ i r i V ( γ i ) / u i Θ γ i is adopted [41], which is given by
Θ γ i = 1 γ i A i 1 2 ϑ i u i γ i θ i A i < γ i < B i 0 γ i B i
where ϑ i = 1 2 π 2 2 r i 1 , θ i = 2 r i 1 , A i = θ i 1 2 ϑ i u i , B i = θ i + 1 2 ϑ i u i . With this tight approximation, we have
ε ¯ i 0 Θ γ i f γ i x d x
Since the DF protocol is used at R, errors can arise from two events: R fails to correctly recover information, and R successfully recovers information but D fails to do so. Thus, the overall average BLER of the FD relay system can be expressed as
ε ¯ = ε ¯ R + 1 ε ¯ R ε ¯ D

3.2. Statistical Characterization of the SNRs

According to (2) and (7), the cumulative density function (CDF) of γ R under the independent channel is given by
F γ R A x = 1 , x 1 k c , F γ R A 1 x , x < 1 k c ,
where F γ R A 1 x = x η L e λ f 1 + k c u D 1 x k c 1 e u R 1 x k c x η L e λ f 1 + k c and k c = k 1 2 + k 2 2 .
Proof. 
See Appendix A. □
According to (2) and (8), the CDF of γ D under the independent channel is given by
F γ D A x = 1 , x 1 k c , F γ D A 1 x , x < 1 k c ,
where F γ D A 1 x = 1 2 x u D σ D 2 η P s L e λ g λ s 1 x k c K 2 4 x u D σ D 2 η P s L e λ g λ s 1 x k c , and K v · is the v-th-order modified Bessel function of the second kind.
Proof. 
See Appendix B. □
According to (4) and (7), the CDF of γ R under the identical channel is given by
F γ R B x = 1 , x 1 k c , F γ R B 1 x , x < 1 k c ,
where F γ R B 1 x = e u D 1 x k c 2 x η L e λ f 1 + k c .
Proof. 
See Appendix C. □
According to (4) and (8), the CDF of γ D under the identical channel is given by
F γ D B x = 1 , x 1 k c , F γ D B 1 x , x < 1 k c ,
where F γ D B 1 x = 1 2 x u D σ D 2 η L e P s λ s λ g 1 x k c K 1 2 x u D σ D 2 η L e P s λ s λ g 1 x k c .
Proof. 
See Appendix D. □

3.3. Overall Average BLER Under the Independent Channel

The overall average BLER of the FD relay system under the independent channel can be expressed as
ε ¯ A = ε ¯ R A + 1 ε ¯ R A ε ¯ D A
where
ε ¯ R A 1 , 1 k c A R , 1 2 ϑ R u R 1 k c θ R + π ϑ R u R 2 N 1 k c A R n = 1 N 1 Δ n 2 F γ R A 1 w 1 A , A R < 1 k c < B R , n = 1 N π 1 Δ n 2 2 N F γ R A 1 w 2 A , 1 k c B R ,
end
ε ¯ D A 1 , 1 k c A D , 1 2 ϑ D u D 1 k c θ D + π ϑ D u D 2 N 1 k c A D n = 1 N 1 Δ n 2 F γ D A 1 w 3 A , A D < 1 k c < B D , n = 1 N π 1 Δ n 2 2 N F γ D A 1 w 4 A , 1 k c B D ,
with w 1 A = Δ n 2 1 k c A R + 1 2 1 k c + A R , w 2 A = Δ n B R A R 2 + B R + A R 2 , w 3 A = Δ n 2 1 k c A D + 1 2 1 k c + A D , w 4 A = Δ n B D A D 2 + B D + A D 2 , Δ n = cos 2 n 1 2 N π , and N being a parameter for complexity accuracy tradeoff.
Proof. 
See Appendix E. □

3.4. Overall Average BLER Under the Identical Channel

The overall average BLER of the FD relay system under the identical channel can be expressed as
ε ¯ B = ε ¯ R B + 1 ε ¯ R B ε ¯ D B
where
ε ¯ R B 1 , 1 k c A R , 1 2 ϑ R u R 1 k c θ R + π ϑ R u R 2 M 1 k c A R m = 1 M 1 Δ m 2 F γ R B 1 w 1 B , A R < 1 k c < B R , m = 1 M π 1 Δ m 2 2 M F γ R B 1 w 2 B , 1 k c B R ,
end
ε ¯ D B 1 , 1 k c A D , 1 2 ϑ D u D 1 k c θ D + π ϑ D u D 2 M 1 k c A D m = 1 M 1 Δ m 2 F γ D B 1 w 3 B , A D < 1 k c < B D , m = 1 M π 1 Δ m 2 2 M F γ D B 1 w 4 B , 1 k c B D ,
with w 1 B = Δ m 2 1 k c A R + 1 2 1 k c + A R , w 2 B = Δ m B R A R 2 + B R + A R 2 , w 3 B = Δ m 2 1 k c A R + 1 2 1 k c + A R , w 4 B = Δ m B R A R 2 + B R + A R 2 , Δ m = cos 2 m 1 2 M π , and M being a parameter for complexity accuracy tradeoff.
Proof. 
The above result can be readily derived by conducting a similar analysis to that presented in the Appendix E. □
From (19) and (22), it is evident that the overall average BLER equals one when 1 k c min A R , A D . Here, k c = k 1 2 + k 2 2 represents the level of hardware impairments. The values of A R and A D depend solely on the transmission rates from S to R and from R to D, respectively. Moreover, both A R and A D increase monotonically with the transmission rate. This indicates that, for a given level of hardware impairments, an outage threshold exists, which is entirely dependent on the hardware impairments. Furthermore, reliable communication cannot be achieved if the transmission rate exceeds this threshold, regardless of the transmit SNR.

3.5. Effective Throughput

The effective throughput, as defined in [36], is derived as the transmission rate multiplied by the complementary probability of overall average BLER. Thus, the effective throughput is given by G A = r i 1 ε ¯ A for the independent channel and G B = r i 1 ε ¯ B for the identical channel.
The effective throughput serves as a crucial performance metric by quantifying the number of successfully transmitted bits per channel use. Analysis of effective throughput reveals a significant finding: longer channel lengths used for information transmission enhance reliability but also introduce higher latency and lower transmission rates. This tradeoff results in an optimal number of channels used for information transmission that maximizes effective throughput.

4. Numerical Results and Discussions

In this section, we present Monte Carlo simulations using Matlab to validate our analytical findings and examine the influence of key system parameters on reliability and effectiveness performance. For the Monte Carlo simulations, numerical results are obtained by averaging over 10 6 channel trials. Unless otherwise stated, some simulation parameters are given in Table 3. Moreover, let λ = P s σ R 2 denote the transmit SNR.
Figure 3 plots the overall average BLER and the corresponding percentage reliability improvement compared with the existing scheme in [25] versus the transmit SNR λ with b = 300 . In this scenario, we assume a fixed value of b and manipulate the transmission rate r i by adjusting u R . It can be observed from Figure 3 that there is excellent agreement between Monte Carlo simulation results and the analytical approximation of overall average BLER, validating our analytical findings. Figure 3 also shows that when r i = 10 , the overall average BLER remains constant at 1 irrespective of the transmit SNR value. This is because there is an outage threshold that solely depends on the level of hardware impairments, and when the transmission rate exceeds this threshold, reliable communication cannot be achieved no matter what the transmit SNR is. Moreover, Figure 3 shows that the overall average BLER first decreases and then reaches a floor as the transmit SNR increases. This is due to the fact that the received SNRs at R and D do not always increase with the transmit SNR, as self-interference and hardware impairments are the primary limiting factors in the high SNR regime. However, when r i = 1 , the overall average BLER under the identical channel decreases continuously as the transmit SNR increases. This is because the floor under the identical channel is close to 0, when r i = 1 . Finally, Figure 3 shows that the proposed scheme enhances the reliability of the system compared with the existing scheme in [25] at low transmission rates and transmit SNRs.
Figure 4 plots the overall average BLER versus the number of channels u R with λ = 15 dB. It can be observed from Figure 4 that the overall average BLER under the independent channel decreases gradually and slowly with the increase in u R , while the overall average BLER under the identical channel decreases rapidly with the increase in u R and remains essentially unchanged when u R is greater than a certain value. This phenomenon occurs because when b remains constant, increasing u R reduces the transmission rate, thereby enhancing the reliability of the system. Similarly, when u R remains constant, reducing b also improves reliability.
Figure 5 plots the overall average BLER versus the level of hardware impairments k 1 with k 1 = k 2 and b = 400 . It can be observed from Figure 5 that increasing the level of hardware impairments leads to a gradual rise in the overall average BLER, eventually approaching 1. When the overall average BLER reaches 1, reliable transmission becomes unattainable. Consequently, in practical systems, it is necessary to rigorously manage hardware impairments. Moreover, Figure 5 shows that higher transmission rates result in the overall average BLER converging to one more rapidly. This phenomenon arises due to a trade-off between transmission rate and hardware impairments. Specifically, with increasing hardware impairments, the system’s ability to maintain reliable transmission diminishes. In addition, Figure 5 also shows that at low transmission rates, the independent channel outperforms the identical channel in terms of the overall average BLER, while at high transmission rates, the identical channel exhibits better performance than the independent channel.
Figure 6 plots the overall average BLER versus the number of channels L e with b = 400 . It can be observed from Figure 6 that the overall average BLER under the identical channel decreases with the increase in L e . However, the overall average BLER under the independent channel first decreases and then increases with the increase in L e when the transmit SNR is high. This phenomenon occurs due to the increase in transmit power of the relay as L e increases, which enhances the reliability of the destination and compromises the reliability of the relay. The trade-off relationship leads to the existence of an optimal L e that minimizes the overall average BLER under the independent channel, when the transmit SNR is high. However, in the case of the identical channel, the benefit of increased transmit power at the relay outweigh the drawback, leading to a continuous decrease in the overall average BLER.
Figure 7 plots the effective throughput versus the number of channels u R with λ = 5 dB. It can be observed from Figure 7 that as the number of channels u R increases, the effective throughput initially increases and reaches a maximum value at an optimal number of channels. Beyond this optimal value, the effective throughput begins to decrease. This phenomenon occurs because increasing the number of channels u R allocates more time to information transmission, which enhances the system’s reliability. However, as the number of channels u R increases, the system’s transmission rate decreases, which in turn reduces overall efficiency. When the number of channels u R is below its optimal value, the benefit of increased time for information transmission dominate, leading to higher effective throughput. Once the number of channels u R exceeds the optimal value, the negative impact of the reduced transmission rate becomes more significant, resulting in decreased effective throughput. Specifically, the optimal u R increases with the increase in b. This is because the decoding error becomes more significant as the number of transmitted bits b increases. Consequently, the optimal u R also increases accordingly.
Figure 8 plots the effective throughput and the corresponding percentage throughput improvement compared with the existing scheme in [25] versus the transmit SNR λ with different transmission rates, where b = 300 . It can be observed from Figure 8 that the effective throughput increases as the transmit SNR λ increases and becomes saturated at high transmit SNR due to the transmission rate constraint. Moreover, the effective throughput floor is improved by increasing the transmission rate. Figure 8 also shows that the smaller the transmission rate, the closer effective throughput floor is to the transmission rate. This is due to the fact that the loss of reliability increases with the increase in transmission rate. Finally, Figure 8 shows that the proposed scheme enhances the throughput of the system compared with the existing scheme in [25] at low transmission rates and transmit SNRs.

5. Conclusions

In this work, we investigated short-packet communications in a FD relay system, where hardware impairments in each node and residual self-interference caused by FD are jointly considered. Specifically, the relay is an energy-constrained node, which harvests energy from the received RF signals through the time switching protocol. In this case, both antennas at the relay are used for energy harvesting, augmenting the harvested energy to ensure reliable transmission. Additionally, we explore independent and identical channels for energy harvesting based on channel correlation. We derived analytical expressions for two key metrics: the overall average BLER and effective throughput. Our analysis is validated through computer simulations, demonstrating that the proposed scheme enhances the system’s reliability and throughput compared with the existing approach in the literature at low transmission rates and SNRs. Future work will further explore the characteristics of short-packet communications and aim to address more general scenarios and constraints, including the impact of overhead on short-packet communications, full-duplex operation for all users, and non-linear energy harvesting.

Author Contributions

Conceptualization, C.Y.; methodology, C.Y. and D.C.; validation, C.Y.; formal analysis, C.Y.; investigation, M.Y., J.L., and P.J.; resources, J.L. and P.J.; writing—original draft, C.Y. and D.C.; writing—review and editing, C.Y., J.H. and D.C.; visualization, C.Y.; supervision, D.C. and J.L.; project administration, J.H.; funding acquisition, J.H. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

Funding

This work was supported in part by the Henan Engineering Research Center of Rare Earth Alloys.

Data Availability Statement

The raw data supporting the conclusions of this article will be made available by the authors on request.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

Abbreviations

The following abbreviations are used in this manuscript:
FDfull-duplex
RFradio frequency
BLERblock error rate
SNRssignal-to-noise-ratios
IoTInternet of Things
QoSquality-of-service
5Gfifth-generation
URLLCultra-reliable low-latency communications
EHenergy harvesting
RISreconfigurable intelligent surface
NOMAnonorthogonal multiple access
SWIPTsimultaneous wireless information and power transfer
IQin-phase/quadrature
CSIchannel state information
DFdecode-and-forward
AWGNadditive white Gaussian noise
PDFprobability density function
CDFcumulative density function
D-2-DDevice-to-Device
DDPGdeep deterministic policy gradi-ent
UAVunmanned aerial vehicles
AFamplify-and-forward
MIMOmultiple-input multiple-output
EVMserror vector magnitudes
LTELong-Term Evolution

Appendix A

In order to derive the CDF of γ R under the independent channel, we first define two random variables H = X X + Y and T = X + Y with X = h 1 2 and Y = h 2 2 . Given that X and Y are independent, the joint distribution of X and Y is expressed as
f X , Y x , y = 1 λ s 2 e x + y λ s
Based on the expressions of H and T, it is easy to obtain X = H T and Y = T 1 H . Therefore, we can calculate the Jacobian of the transformation from H , T to X , Y as
J x h , t , y h , t = x h , t h x h , t t y h , t h y h , t t = t h t 1 h = t
Due to the invertibility of the transformation, we have
f H , T h , t = J x h , t , y h , t f X , Y x , y = t λ s 2 e t λ s
Hence, it is evident that random variables H and T are independent. The PDFs of H and T can be, respectively, expressed as
f H h = 1 , 0 h 1
and
f T t = t λ s 2 e t λ s
According to (2) and (7), the CDF of γ R under the independent channel is given by
F γ R A z = Pr P s h 1 2 k 1 2 + k 2 2 P s h 1 2 + P r f 2 1 + k 1 2 + k 2 2 + σ R 2 < z Pr P s h 1 2 k 1 2 + k 2 2 P s h 1 2 + P r f 2 1 + k 1 2 + k 2 2 < z = Pr u D 1 z k c z η L e 1 + k c h 1 2 h 1 2 + h 2 2 < f 2
where the approximation is obtained by neglecting the noise term in the numerator [18]. Then, two cases have been considered to derive the CDF of γ R under the independent channel. When z 1 k c , we have F γ R A z = 1 .
When z < 1 k c , with the help of (A4), we have
F γ R A z = 0 1 e u D 1 z k c h z η L e λ f 1 + k c d h = z η L e λ f 1 + k c u D 1 z k c 1 e u D 1 z k c z η L e λ f 1 + k c

Appendix B

According to (2) and (8), the CDF of γ D under the independent channel is given by
F γ D A x = Pr P r g 2 k 1 2 + k 2 2 P r g 2 + σ D 2 < x = Pr h 1 2 + h 2 2 g 2 1 x k c < x u D σ D 2 η P s L e
Then, two cases have been considered to derive the CDF of γ D under the independent channel. When x 1 k c , we have F γ D A x = 1 .
When x < 1 k c , with the help of (A5) and ([42], 3.471.9), we have
F γ D A x = 0 1 e x u D σ D 2 η P s L e λ g 1 x k c v t λ s 2 e t λ s d t = 1 2 x u D σ D 2 η P s L e λ g λ s 1 x k c K 2 4 x u D σ D 2 η P s L e λ g λ s 1 x k c

Appendix C

According to (4) and (7), the CDF of γ R under the identical channel is given by
F γ R B x = Pr P s h 1 2 k 1 2 + k 2 2 P s h 1 2 + P r f 2 1 + k 1 2 + k 2 2 + σ R 2 < x Pr P s h 1 2 k 1 2 + k 2 2 P s h 1 2 + P r f 2 1 + k 1 2 + k 2 2 < x = Pr u D 1 x k c 2 x η L e 1 + k c < f 2
where the approximation is obtained by neglecting the noise term in the numerator [18]. Then, two cases have been considered to derive the CDF of γ R under the identical channel. When x 1 k c , we have F γ R B x = 1 . When x < 1 k c , we have F γ R B x = e u D 1 x k c 2 x η L e λ f 1 + k c .

Appendix D

According to (4) and (8), the CDF of γ D under the identical channel is given by
F γ D B x = Pr P r g 2 k 1 2 + k 2 2 P r g 2 + σ D 2 < x = Pr 1 x k c h 1 2 g 2 < x u D σ D 2 2 η L e P s
Then, two cases have been considered to derive the CDF of γ D under the identical channel. When x 1 k c , we have F γ D B x = 1 . When x < 1 k c , with the help of ([42], 3.324.1), we have
F γ D B x = 1 λ g 0 1 e x u D σ D 2 2 η L e P s λ s 1 x k c y e y λ g d y = 1 2 x u D σ D 2 η L e P s λ s λ g 1 x k c K 1 2 x u D σ D 2 η L e P s λ s λ g 1 x k c

Appendix E

According to (12), (13), and (15), it is necessary to examine three distinct cases in order to formulate the closed-form expression for ε ¯ R A . When 1 k c A R , we have
ε ¯ R A = 0 1 k c f γ R A x d x = 1
When A R < 1 k c < B R , ε ¯ R A can be derived as
ε ¯ R A = 0 A R f γ R A x d x + A R 1 k c 1 2 ϑ R u R γ R A θ R f γ R A x d x
Then, using the partial integration method and Gaussian–Chebyshev quadrature method [43], (A14) can be rewritten as
ε ¯ R A = 0 A R f γ R A x d x + A R 1 k c 1 2 ϑ R μ R γ R A θ R f γ R A x d x = 1 2 ϑ R u R 1 k c θ R + ϑ R u R A R 1 k c F γ R A x d x 1 2 ϑ R u R 1 k c θ R + π ϑ R u R 2 N 1 k c A R n = 1 N 1 Δ n 2 F γ R A 1 w 1 A
When 1 k c B R , we have
ε ¯ R A = ϑ R u R A R B R F γ R A x d x n = 1 N π 1 Δ n 2 2 N F γ D A 1 w 2 A
The closed-form expression for ε ¯ D A can be readily derived by performing a similar analysis to that of ε ¯ R A .

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Figure 1. System model.
Figure 1. System model.
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Figure 2. The time switching protocol.
Figure 2. The time switching protocol.
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Figure 3. (a) Overall average BLER and (b) the corresponding percentage reliability improvement compared with the existing scheme in [25] versus the transmit SNR λ with b = 300 .
Figure 3. (a) Overall average BLER and (b) the corresponding percentage reliability improvement compared with the existing scheme in [25] versus the transmit SNR λ with b = 300 .
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Figure 4. Overall average BLER versus the number of channels u R with λ = 15 dB.
Figure 4. Overall average BLER versus the number of channels u R with λ = 15 dB.
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Figure 5. Overall average BLER versus the level of hardware impairments k 1 with k 2 = k 1 and b = 400 .
Figure 5. Overall average BLER versus the level of hardware impairments k 1 with k 2 = k 1 and b = 400 .
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Figure 6. Overall average BLER versus the number of channels L e with b = 400 .
Figure 6. Overall average BLER versus the number of channels L e with b = 400 .
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Figure 7. Effective throughput versus the number of channels u R with λ = 5 dB.
Figure 7. Effective throughput versus the number of channels u R with λ = 5 dB.
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Figure 8. (a) Throughput and (b) the corresponding percentage throughput improvement compared with the existing scheme in [25] versus the transmit SNR λ with different transmission rates.
Figure 8. (a) Throughput and (b) the corresponding percentage throughput improvement compared with the existing scheme in [25] versus the transmit SNR λ with different transmission rates.
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Table 1. Comparison of this work with related papers.
Table 1. Comparison of this work with related papers.
[20][22][24][25][28][30][31]This Work
FD
EH:
- EH with one antenna
- EH with two antennas
Short-packet communications
Hardware impairments
BLER
Table 2. List of fundamental variables.
Table 2. List of fundamental variables.
SymbolDescription
η The energy conversion efficiency
P s The transmit power of S
P r The transmit power of R
T s The transmission duration of each channel
h 1 and h 2 The channel coefficients from S to R
λ s The variances of h 1 and h 2
gThe channel coefficient from R to D
λ g The variance of g
fThe self-interference channel at R
λ f The variance of f
L e The number of channels used for EH
u R The number of channels utilized for information transmission from S to R
u D The number of channels utilized for information transmission from R to D
k 1 The level of imperfections in the hardware of transmitter
k 2 The level of imperfections in the hardware of receiver
bThe number information bits transmitted from S to D
σ i 2 The variance of AWGN at node i, i R , D
r i The transmission rate
ε i The instantaneous BLER
ε ¯ i The average BLER
ε ¯ The overall average BLER
GThe effective throughput
Table 3. List of simulation parameters.
Table 3. List of simulation parameters.
ParameterValue
Energy conversion efficiency0.7
Level of hardware impairments k 1 = k 2 = 0.15
Channel variances λ s = 5 dB, λ g = 5 dB, λ f = 20 dB
Number of channels u R = u D = 500 , L e = 300
Noise variance σ R 2 = σ D 2
Complexity accuracy tradeoff parameter M = N = 100
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