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We propose relay-based wireless-powered uplink cellular networks in which users first harvest energy from RF transmissions of base station/relay nodes and then use that energy for uplink transmission. Given the limited total transmission time and available energy at the relay node, we propose different resource allocation frameworks for the proposed relay-based networks considering two different relay-based harvest-then-transmit scenarios. We first propose iterative algorithm to determine time and relay node power allocation (for downlink wireless charging and uplink data transmission/relaying) for both scenarios. We then perform joint optimal time and power allocation for one scenario. Resource allocation results show that most of the available resources (transmission time and relay node energy) are allocated for wireless energy harvesting which is similar to that observed for downlink simultaneous wireless information and power transfer (SWIPT) in the existing literature. Simulation results on comparison of different relay-based scenarios reveal interesting insights and demonstrate remarkable improvement of different performance metrics of wireless-powered cellular networks in the presence of relay node.

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