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| Given parameters |
| Notation | Description |
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| General |
| The set of transmission direction, where , = {1 (downlink), 2 (uplink)} |
| The set of BSs, where |
| The set of RS candidate locations, where |
| The set of RS configurations, where |
| The set of MCs, where |
| The data rate required to be transmitted of MC in direction in (packets/sec) |
| The fix cost of building an RS on location |
| The configured cost of building RS , which is a function of configuration |
| An arbitrarily large number |
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| Routing |
| The set of paths from BS to RS , where |
| The indicator function which is 1 if link is on path and 0 otherwise |
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| SNR and attenuation |
| The distance of link |
| Attenuation factor |
| Transmit power of RS in direction , which is a function of configuration |
| Thermal noise strength function in dBm/Hz, where represents receiving node type. |
| Transmit power of BS |
| Transmit power of MC |
| Signal strength received by node in dBm, which is a function of , and |
| The minimum SNR requirement for a MC to receive from a RS in DL |
| The minimum SNR requirement for a RS to receive from a MC in UL |
| The maximum SNR can be received by node in link , where |
| The maximum SNR can be received by node in link , where in DL; and in UL |
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| BER |
| The BER requirement for the transmission received by a destination in direction where the destination in DL is MC and in UL is BS |
| The BER value of each node , which is a function of the receiving SNR, where |
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| Capacity |
| The nodal capacity of BS in (packets/sec) |
| The nodal capacity of RS in (packets/sec), which is a function of configuration |
| The capacity of link in (packets/sec), which is a function of the receiving SNR of node , where |
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| Relaying |
| The maximum spatial diversity of a MC in direction |
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