• Journal of Communications and Networks
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.26-35
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• 2014

We consider multiple-input multiple-output decode-and-forward relay systems in Rayleigh fading channels under the partial channel state information (CSI) that the channel statistics of the source-relay (SR) link and the instantaneous CSI of the source-destination and relay-destination links are known at the destination. In this paper, we propose a new near maximum likelihood (near-ML) decoder with two-level pairwise error probability (near-ML-2PEP) which uses the average PEP instead of the exact PEP. Then, we theoretically prove that the near-ML and near-ML-2PEP decoders achieve the maximum diversity, which is confirmed by Monte Carlo simulations. Moreover, we show that the near-ML-2PEP decoder can also achieve the maximum diversity by substituting the average PEP with the values that represent the error performance of the SR link.

• Journal of Communications and Networks
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.559-567
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• 2014

In this paper, a framework for power allocation of downlink transmissions in orthogonal frequency division multiple access-based decode-and-forward cellular relay networks is investigated. We consider a system with a single base station communicating with multiple users assisted by multiple relays. The relays have limited power which must be divided among the users they support in order to maximize the data rate of the whole network. Advanced power allocation schemes are crucial for such networks. The optimal relay power allocation which maximizes the data rate is proposed as an upper bound, by finding the optimal power requirement for each user based on knapsack problem formulation. Then by considering the fairness, a new relay power allocation scheme, called weighted-based scheme, is proposed. Finally, an efficient power reallocation scheme is proposed to efficiently utilize the power and improve the data rate of the network. Simulation results demonstrate that the proposed power allocation schemes can significantly improve the data rate of the network compared to the traditional scheme.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제32권12A호
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• pp.1260-1266
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• 2007

송신국 (Source) 과 릴레이 사이의 중계 링크에서 발생한 오류는 복호 후 전달(decode-and-forward, DF) 릴레이 시스템의 성능을 제한하고 릴레이와의 협력으로 얻을 수 있는 최대 다이버시티 이득을 얻지 못 하도록 한다. 또한, 전체 복호 후 전달 릴레이 시스템의 오류 확률은 릴레이와 수신국 (destination)에서 발생한 에러의 합으로 표현되므로 최대 다이버시티 이득을 얻기 위해서는 중계 링크의 오류 확률은 수신국에서 오류 전파 없이 maximum ratio combining (MRC)을 적용한 오류 확률보다 작아야 한다. 이러한 조건을 만족시키는 릴레이의 위치 범위에 릴레이가 위치하게 되면 최대 다이버시티 이득을 얻을 수 있다. 뿐만 아니라 본 논문에서는 최대 다이버시티 이득을 얻으면서 릴레이의 전송파워를 최소화하는 위치를 정하므로 최대 다이버시티 이득을 얻는 다는 전제하에서 전체 시스템이 최소의 파워를 사용할 수 있도록 한다. 이를 입증하기 위해 본 논문은 전체 오류 확률의 분석과 모의실험들을 수행 한다.

• Journal of electromagnetic engineering and science
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.8-12
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• 2012

In this paper, we evaluate performances of dual-hop decode-and-forward relaying systems with the $N^{th}$ best-relay selection scheme. In some schemes, such as scheduling or load balancing schemes, the best relay is unavailable and hence the system must resort the second best, third best, or generally the $N^{th}$ best relay. We derive the expressions of the outage probability and symbol error rate (SER) for this scenario over Rayleigh fading channels. Monte-Carlo simulations are presented to verify the analytical results.

• Journal of information and communication convergence engineering
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.229-234
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• 2013

Diversity-multiplexing tradeoff (DMT) characterizes the fundamental relationship between the diversity gain in terms of outage probability and the multiplexing gain as the normalized rate parameter r, where the limiting transmission rate is give by rlog SNR (here, SNR denote the received signal-to-noise ratio). In this paper, we analyze the DMT and performance of an underwater network with a cooperative relay. Since over an acoustic channel, the propagation delay is commonly considerably higher than the processing delay, the existing transmission protocols need to be explained accordingly. For this underwater network, we briefly describe two well-known relay transmissions: decode-and-forward (DF) and amplify-and-forward (AF). As our main result, we then show that an instantaneous DF relay scheme achieves the same DMT curve as that of multiple-input single-output channels and thus guarantees the DMT optimality, while using an instantaneous AF relay leads at most only to the DMT for the direct transmission with no cooperation. To validate our analysis, computer simulations are performed in terms of outage probability.

• Journal of Communications and Networks
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.266-275
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• 2013

The exact closed-form expressions for outage probability and bit error rate of spectrum sharing-based multi-hop decode-and-forward (DF) relay networks in non-identical Rayleigh fading channels are derived. We also provide the approximate closed-form expression for the system ergodic capacity. Utilizing these tractable analytical formulas, we can study the impact of key network parameters on the performance of cognitive multi-hop relay networks under interference constraints. Using a linear network model, we derive an optimum relay position scheme by numerically solving an optimization problem of balancing average signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of each hop. The numerical results show that the optimal scheme leads to SNR performance gains of more than 1 dB. All the analytical expressions are verified by Monte-Carlo simulations confirming the advantage of multihop DF relaying networks in cognitive environments.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제34권7A호
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• pp.523-529
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• 2009

This paper provides closed form expressions for the evaluation of the end-to-end outage probability, symbol error rate, bit error rate and average capacity of the partial-based Decode-and-Forward (DF) relay selection scheme with an arbitrary number of relays. In a comparison with the performance of systems that exploit Amplify-and-Forward (AF), it can be seen that the performance of our proposed protocol converges to that of partial-based AF relay selection in high SNR regime. We also perform Monte-Carlo simulations to validate the analysis.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제35권6A호
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• pp.568-576
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• 2010

본 논문은 복호 후 전달 (decode-and-forward, DF) 프로토콜 하에서 전이중 통신방식 릴레이 (full duplex relay, FDR) 의 오수신 확률 (outage probability) 성능을 페이딩 채널하에서 유도하였다. 준기지국 형태의 고정된 릴레이를 가정하여 송신단과 릴레이 사이의 채널은 LOS (line of sight) 전파가 존재하는 Rician 채널을, 다른 링크 채널은 Rayleigh 채널을 고려하였다. 또한, 이 분석을 통해 전이중 통신 (full duplex, FD)으로 인한 간섭 문제와 자원의 효율성 향상 측면을 고려하여 실제적으로 FDR이 반이중 통신방식 릴레이 (half duplex relay, HDR) 보다 낮은 오수신 확률 성능을 가지기 위한 조건을 제시하였다. 분석된 오수신 확률 성능의 정확성은 모의 실험을 통하여 검증되었다.

• Journal of Communications and Networks
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• 제14권6호
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• pp.703-709
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• 2012

In this paper, we propose a hybrid decode-amplify-forward incremental cooperative diversity protocol using SNR-based relay selection. In the proposed protocol, whenever destination unsuccessfully receives the source's signal, one of relays that exploit hybrid decode-amplify-forward technique is chosen to retransmit the signal. We derive approximate closed-form expressions of outage probability and average channel capacity. Monte-Carlo simulations are presented to verify the theoretical results and compare the performance of the proposed protocol with the direct transmission protocol and conventional incremental relaying protocols.

• Journal of Communications and Networks
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.499-505
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• 2015

We analyze the performance of multistage cooperation in decode-and-forward relay networks where the transmission between source and destination takes place in $T{\geq}2$ equal duration and orthogonal time phases with the help of relays. The source transmits only in the first time phase. All relays that can decode the source's transmission forward the source's message to the destination in the second time phase, using a space-time code. During subsequent time phases, the relays that have successfully decoded the source message using information from all previous transmitting relays, transmit the space-time coded symbols for the source's message. The non-decoding relays keep accumulating information and transmit in the later stages when they are able to decode. This process continues for T cooperation phases. We develop and analyze the outage probability of multistage cooperation protocol under orthogonal relaying. Through analytical results, we obtain the near-optimal placement strategy for relays that gives the best performance when compared with most other candidate relay location strategies of interest. For different relay network topologies, we also investigate an interesting tradeoff between an increased SNR and decreased spectral efficiency as the number of cooperation stages is increased. It is also shown that the largest multistage cooperation gain is obtained in the low and moderate SNR regime.