This SpringerBrief introduces the basics of wireless powered
communication networks (WPCNs). In particular, the background and
concept of WPCNs are briefly discussed. Moreover, this brief provides an
extensive study of the recent developments in this area from an
optimization perspective. Wireless powered communication network (WPCN)
is a new network paradigm for IoT, where wireless devices (WDs) are
powered by radio frequency (RF) based wireless power transfer (WPT) to
eliminate the need for recharging or replacing the batteries manually
and to prolong their lifetime.In this context, the brief also discusses
some optimization problems for state-of-the-art scenarios of wireless
powered communication networks.
The target audiences for this SpringerBrief are researchers, engineers,
and undergraduate and graduate-level students, who are studying or
working in wireless powered communication networks and its performance
optimization.