• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.1131-1143
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• 2016

Differential detection schemes do not require any channel estimation, which can be employed under user mobility with low computational complexity. In this work, a soft-input soft-output (SISO) differential detection algorithm is proposed for amplify-and-forward (AF) over time-varying relaying channels based cooperative communications system. Furthermore, maximum-likelihood (ML) detector for M-ary differential Phase-shift keying (DPSK) is derived to calculate a posteriori probabilities (APP) of information bits. In addition, when the SISO is exploited in conjunction with channel decoding, iterative detection and decoding approach by exchanging extrinsic information with outer code is obtained. Finally, simulation results show that the proposed non-coherent approach improves detection performance significantly. In particular, the system can obtain greater performance gain under fast-fading channels.

• Journal of Communications and Networks
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.250-256
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• 2011

A two-way relaying (TWR) system is analyzed, where two source terminals with unequal numbers of antennas exchange data via an amplify-and-forward relay terminal with a single antenna. In the system considered herein, the link quality between the sources and relay can generally be asymmetric due to the nonidentical antenna configuration, power allocation, and relay location. In such a general setup, accurate bounds on the average sum rate (ASR) are derived when beamforming or orthogonal space time block coding is employed at the sources. We show that the proposed bounds are almost indistinguishable from the exact ASR under various system configurations. It is also observed that the ASR performance of the TWR system with unequal numbers of source antennas is more sensitive to the relay location than to the power allocation.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제37권2B호
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• pp.87-96
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• 2012

본 논문에서는 2-홉 릴레이 시스템에서 릴레이 노드와 목적지 노드가 모두 임의의 수를 갖는 간섭원들의 영향을 받는 상황을 고려한다. 특히 릴레이 채널과 액세스 채널, 그리고 간섭 채널들이 모두 레일리 페이딩을 겪는다고 가정할 때, 증폭-후-전달(amplify-and-forward: AF) 릴레이 시스템의 불능 확률에 대한 정확한 수식을 도출하고, 나아가 불능 확률의 상한 식(upper bound)과 하한 식(lower bound)을 도출한다. 또한 도출된 불능 확률의 상한 식과 하한 식을 이용하여 AF 릴레이 시스템의 비트 오류율 성능에 대한 상한 식과 하한 식을 도출한다. 그리고 도출된 AF 릴레이 시스템의 불능 확률과 비트 오류율 성능에 대한 상한 식과 하한 식의 정확도를 모의실험을 통해 확인한다.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.460-470
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• 2015

Orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) is one of the most widely used technologies in current wireless communication systems and standards. Cognitive radio (CR) provides a robust solution to the problem of spectrum congestion as it offers opportunistic usage of frequency bands that are not occupied by primary users. Due to the underlying sensing, spectrum shaping, scaling, and interoperable capabilities of OFDM, it has been adapted as a best transmission technology for CR wireless systems. However, the performance of an OFDM-based CR wireless system is affected by the existence of narrowband interference (NBI) from other users. Further, due to carrier frequency offset in NBI sources, NBI energy may spread over all subcarriers of an OFDM signal. In this paper, a fixed Amplify-and-Forward (AF) relay that operates at a frequency band that is different from that of direct mode is introduced to suppress the effect of NBI. Analytical expressions are derived for outage probability in direct, AF-relay, and incremental relaying modes. The outage performance of the proposed AF relay-based CR network is proven to be better than that of direct mode.

• Current Optics and Photonics
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• 제3권4호
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• pp.311-319
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• 2019

A hybrid free-space-optical/radio-frequency (FSO/RF) communication system is considered, with the help of amplify-and-forward (AF) relaying. We consider various weather conditions to investigate their effects on the system's performance. We begin by obtaining the cumulative distribution function and probability density function of the end-to-end signal-to-noise ratio for the AF dual-hop FSO communication system with RF backup link. Then, these results are used to derive closed-form expressions for the outage probability, average bit-error rate, and average ergodic capacity. The results show that the considered system efficiently employs the complementary nature of FSO and RF links, resulting in impressive performance improvements compared to non-hybrid systems.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제35권5C호
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• pp.487-494
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• 2010

본 논문은 OFDM (orthogonal frequency division multiplexing) 기반 이중-홉 다중 릴레이 시스템에서 상호정보를 최대로 하는 릴레이 선택 기법을 고려한다. 상기 시스템에서 DF (decode-and-forward) 릴레이를 적용할 때와 AF (amplify-and-forward) 릴레이를 적용할 때에 대해 각각 시스템 아웃티지 확률에 대한 하한과 제공 가능한 최대 다양성 차수를 유도하고 모의실험으로 아웃티지 용량을 제공한다. 성능 평가 결과 DF와 AF 방식 모두 아웃티지 확률 하한과 동일한 다양성 차수를 제공하지만, DF가 AF보다 아웃티지 확률 하한에 더 가깝고 더 큰 아웃티지 용량을 제공함을 볼 수 있다. 또한, 플랫 페이딩과 달리 주파수 선택성 채널에서는 다중 경로 수가 증가하거나 릴레이 선택의 후보 릴레이 수가 증가할수록 AF에 대한 DF 방식의 성능 이득이 더욱 커짐을 볼 수 있다. 따라서, OFDM 기반 다중 릴레이 시스템에서는 성능 면에서 AF 릴레이보다는 DF 릴레이가 유리함을 알 수 있다.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제5권9호
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• pp.1513-1527
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• 2011

This paper investigates the capacity rate problems for a joint decode-and-forward (JDF) based two-way relaying with network coding. We first characterize the achievable rate region for a conventional three-node network scenario along with the calculation of the corresponding maximal sum-rate. Then, for the goal of maximizing the system sum-rate, opportunistic relay selection is examined for multi-relay networks. As a result, a novel strategy for the implementation of relay selection is proposed, which depends on the instantaneous channel state and allows a single best relay to help the two-way information exchange. The JDF scheme and the scheme using relay selection are analyzed in terms of outage probability, after which the corresponding exact expressions are developed over Rayleigh fading channels. For the purpose of comparison, outage probabilities of the amplify-and-forward (AF) scheme and those of the scheme using relay selection are also derived. Finally, simulation experiments are done and performance comparisons are conducted. The results verify that the proposed strategy is an appropriate method for the implementation of relay selection and can achieve significant performance gains in terms of outage probability regardless of the symmetry or asymmetry of the channels. Compared with the AF scheme and the scheme using relay selection, the conventional JDF scheme and that using relay selection perform well at low signal-to-noise ratios (SNRs).

• 대한전자공학회논문지TC
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• 제45권2호
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• pp.13-18
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• 2008

본 논문에서는 M 개의 전송 안테나를 가진 송신국(source)이 단일 안테나를 가진 R 개의 릴레이(relay)를 이용하여 단일 안테나를 가진 수신국(destination)에 신호를 전송하는 증폭 후 전달(amplify-and-forward, AF) 릴레이 시스템에서의 outage 확률 성능을 살펴본다. 이때, R 개의 릴레이 중에서 수신국에서의 수신 신호에 대한 가장 큰 신호 대 잡음비(signal-to-noise ratio, SNR)를 보장하는 하나의 릴레이를 선택하는 최적 릴레이 선택(best relay selection) 기법이 사용되고, 송신국과 선택된 릴레이 링크에서 송신 maximum-ratio-combining(transmit MRC)이 적용되었을 때의 AF 릴레이 시스템의 outage 확률을 분석한다. 또한, 분석의 타당성을 입증하기 위해 모의실험들을 제공한다.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.599-608
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• 2014

This paper studies a parallel relay network where the relays employ an amplify-and-forward (AF) relaying scheme and are subjected to individual power constraints. We consider correlated effective relay noise arising from practical scenarios when the relays are exposed to common interferers. Assuming that the noise covariance and the full channel state information are available, we investigate the problem of finding the optimal AF scheme in terms of maximum end-to-end transmission rate. It is shown that the maximization problem can be equivalently transformed to a convex semi-definite program, which can be efficiently solved. Then an upper bound on the maximum achievable AF rate of this network is provided to further evaluate the performance of the optimal AF scheme. It is proved that the upper bound can be asymptotically achieved in two special regimes when the transmit power of the source node or the relays is sufficiently large. Finally, both theoretical and numerical results are given to show that, on average, noise correlation is beneficial to the transmission rate - whether the relays know the noise covariance matrix or not.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제10권9호
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• pp.4223-4239
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• 2016

In this paper, we consider an amplify-and-forward (AF) full-duplex relay network (FDRN) using simultaneous wireless information and power transfer, where a battery-free relay node harvests energy from the received radio frequency (RF) signals from a source node and uses the harvested energy to forward the source information to destination node. The time-switching relaying (TSR) protocol is studied, with the assumption that the channel state information (CSI) at the relay node is imperfect. We deliver a rigorous analysis of the outage probability of the proposed system. Based on the outage probability expressions, the optimal time switching factor are obtained via the numerical search method. The simulation and numerical results provide practical insights into the effect of various system parameters, such as the time switching factor, the noise power, the energy harvesting efficiency, and the channel estimation error on the performance of this network. It is also observed that for the imperfect CSI case, the proposed scheme still can provide acceptable outage performance given that the channel estimation error is bounded in a permissible interval.