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This study analyzes the performance of 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP)-inspired multi-cell wideband single-hop backhaul millimeter-wave-in-band-full-duplex (IBFD)-integrated access and backhaul (IAB) networks using stochastic geometry. We modeled the wired-connected Next Generation NodeBs (gNBs) as the Matérn hard-core point process (MHCPP) to meet real-world deployment requirements and reduce the cost caused by wired connections in the network. We first derive association probabilities that reflect the likelihood that typical user-equipment is served by a gNB or an IAB-node based on the maximum long-term averaged biased-received-desired-signal power criteria. Furthermore, by leveraging the composite Gamma-Lognormal distribution, we derived the closed-form signal to interference plus noise ratio coverage, capacity with outage, and ergodic capacity of the network. To avoid underestimating the noise, we consider the sidelobe gain on the inter-cell interference links and analog-to-digital converter quantization noise. Compared with half-duplex transmission, the numerical results show an enhanced capacity with outage and ergodic capacity provided by the IBFD under successful self-interference cancellation. We also study how the power bias and density ratio of the IAB-node to gNB and the hard-core distance can affect system performance.

Abstract LoRa, due to its advantage of long-range communication capability, is promising for Internet of Things (IoT) and space-air-ground communications. However, the conventional MAC protocol used with LoRa is classified as an Aloha-based algorithm, which leads to drastic decrease in throughput when a huge amount of end-devices try to access the network. To achieve stable and high throughput of LoRa, we propose a design to combine the distributed queueing (DQ) and in-band-full-duplex (IBFD) technologies. The usage of DQ mechanism is benefit for fast collision resolution, while the IBFD-enabled gateway helps to reduce the heavy control overhead of DQ. The designs of access procedure and frame structure are discussed in detail. The outage probability and average throughput are evaluated under imperfect self-interference cancelation. Also, a mathematical programming method is developed to optimize the spreading factor and code rate. Numerical results show that our proposal gains an extra enhancement of 1.83-fold in throughput.

In-band full-duplex (IBFD) is an attractive solution for increasing the throughput of Power Line Communication (PLC) systems. In IBFD, each network node is allowed to transmit and receive simultaneously in the same frequency band. This paper discusses the importance of defining figures of merit to analyze IBFD performance, which is often forgotten by the literature that addresses IBFD from a pure system level and signal processing perspective. This is because in IBFD hardware-related aspects are of great importance. The focus is then given to the first self-interference (SI) cancellation stage, namely the analog coupling and self-interference cancellation stage (ASICS). Two architectures are considered. A detailed analysis is offered by taking into account circuit-level aspects. A broadband multiple conductor PLC scenario is assumed to enable multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) IBFD communication. The first considered architecture performs SI subtraction exploiting operational amplifiers. The second proposed architecture exploits the characteristics of a three ports magnetic circuit together with a signal generator to remove the SI. Design, analysis, and hardware realization of these circuits have been done to compare and show the practical feasibility of the ASICS for PLC, well known to be challenged by its line impedance matching problems and severe frequency selective channel characteristics. This paper is the first documented contribution of the IBFD ASICS for $2\times 2$ MIMO broadband PLC physically realized and tested in the field.

LoRa, due to its advantage of long-range communication capability, is promising for Internet of Things (IoT) and space-air-ground communications. However, the conventional MAC protocol used with LoRa is classified as an Aloha-based algorithm, which leads to drastic decrease in throughput when a huge amount of end-devices try to access the network. To achieve stable and high throughput of LoRa, we propose a design to combine the distributed queueing (DQ) and in-band-full-duplex (IBFD) technologies. The usage of DQ mechanism is benefit for fast collision resolution, while the IBFD-enabled gateway helps to reduce the heavy control overhead of DQ. The designs of access procedure and frame structure are discussed in detail. The outage probability and average throughput are evaluated under imperfect self-interference cancelation. Also, a mathematical programming method is developed to optimize the spreading factor and code rate. Numerical results show that our proposal gains an extra enhancement of 1.83-fold in throughput. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]