Survey on Massive MIMO System with Underlaid D2D Communication

The massive MIMO (mMIMO) provides high spectral efficiency (SE) by exploiting the advantage of hundreds of antennas. The Device-to-Device (D2D) technology is proven as a promising communication for 5G cellular networks. The maximum benefits of these two technologies can be explored by combining mMIMO transmission with D2D communication. The combined technology can enhance the SE by exploiting the proximity of the devices via direct transmission. The D2D transmission increases the data rate, energy efficiency (EE) of the mMIMO system, and reduces the delay with the short-distance transmission. In this paper, a brief review of D2D communication, advantages, applications, and open issues are discussed. Later, Mmimo, the coexistence of mMIMO and D2D communication, and literature review are discussed in brief.