TY  - JOUR
A1  - Keller, Katharina
A1  - Ott, Melissa
A1  - Hinz, Oliver
A1  - Klein, Anja
T1  - Influence of social relationships on decisions in device-to-device communication
T2  - IEEE access
N2  - Device-to-device (D2D) communication is an innovative solution for improving wireless network performance to efficiently handle the ever-increasing mobile data traffic. Communication takes place directly between two devices that are in each other’s transmission range. So far, research has focused on the technical challenges of implementing this technology and assumes a user’s general willingness to participate as forwarder in this technology. However, this simplifying assumption is not realistic, as willingness to participate in D2D communication can vary depending on the user. In this work, we consider the scenario that a user can act as a forwarder for a receiver who is not directly or insufficiently reached by the base station and accordingly has no or poor Internet connection. We take a user-centric approach and investigate the willingness to provide an Internet connection as a forwarder. We are the first to investigate user preferences for D2D communication using a choice-based conjoint analysis. Our results, based on a representative sample of potential users (N=181), show that the social relationship between the potential forwarder and the receiver has the greatest impact on the potential forwarder’s decision to provide an Internet connection to the receiver, accepting sacrifices in terms of additional battery consumption and reduced own service performance. In a detailed segment analysis, we observe significant preference differences depending on smartphone usage behavior and user age. Taking the corresponding preferences into account when matching forwarders and receivers can further increase technology adoption.
KW  - device-to-device communication
KW  - performance evaluation
KW  - receivers
KW  - internet
KW  - batteries
KW  - base stations
KW  - wireless networks
KW  - conjoint analysis
KW  - consumer behavior
KW  - mobile communication
KW  - user preferences
KW  - user study
KW  - willingness to forward
KW  - wireless communication
Y1  - 2021
UR  - http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/62373
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-623738
SN  - 2169-3536
VL  - 9
SP  - 106459
EP  - 106475
PB  - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
CY  - New York, NY
ER  -