P2P Applications in 4G/5G Networks Using D2D Communications Based on Social Attributes of Users

Abstract

P2P (peer-to-peer) systems have gained popularity 
in wireless communication due to increase in 
Internet usage and preservation of autonomy of 
the participating nodes. These systems are become 
useful in sharing contents. P2P systems have some 
unique characteristics like autonomy, scalability 
and cost efficiency, etc. which separate these 
systems from other distributed systems.P2P 
applications can be incorporated in D2D (Device
to-Device) communication which has been 
considered as potential technology in 4G (4th 
Generation) and 5G (5th Generation) cellular 
networks. In D2D communications, two users’ 
equipments directly communicate with each other 
without involvement of the eNB (Evolved Node B). 
5G network is going to support huge number of 
devices with heterogeneous characteristics. 
The traditional centralized network support can’t 
accommodate huge users demand. P2P 
applications with help of D2D communication can 
reduce the burden of eNB and offload the 
workload. The social attributes of users can also 
play crucial role in building P2P system among 
users. So, the social attributes-based networks can 
integrate the social attributes like mobility pattern, 
social relationship, professional relationship etc. 
of users in P2P application based on D2D 
communication. We propose network assisted and 
social attributes based content sharing application 
(P2P system) using D2D communication for 
4G/5G cellular networks.