TY - GEN
T1 - Performance analysis of distributed space-time codes in amplify-and-forward mode
AU - Maham, Behrouz
AU - Nader-Esfahani, Said
PY - 2007/12/1
Y1 - 2007/12/1
N2 - The idea of space-time coding, devised for multiple-antenna systems, can be applied to communication over a wireless relay network in amplify-and-forward (AF) mode. In this paper, we propose a distributed space-time protocol in which source node contributes in transmitting information as a virtual relay, for a general R-rehy system. This system does not require channel state information at relays. Our simulation results show that we get significant performance gain, when the source to destination link is also employed for transmitting information. Furthermore, assuming MPSK and MQAM modulation and maximum likelihood (ML) detection, we derive a formula for the bit error probability of the investigated schemes in Rayleigh fading channels. Our analytical results have been confirmed by simulation results, using full-rate, full-diversity distributed codes.
AB - The idea of space-time coding, devised for multiple-antenna systems, can be applied to communication over a wireless relay network in amplify-and-forward (AF) mode. In this paper, we propose a distributed space-time protocol in which source node contributes in transmitting information as a virtual relay, for a general R-rehy system. This system does not require channel state information at relays. Our simulation results show that we get significant performance gain, when the source to destination link is also employed for transmitting information. Furthermore, assuming MPSK and MQAM modulation and maximum likelihood (ML) detection, we derive a formula for the bit error probability of the investigated schemes in Rayleigh fading channels. Our analytical results have been confirmed by simulation results, using full-rate, full-diversity distributed codes.
KW - Amplify-and-forward
KW - Cooperation
KW - Distributed space-time codes
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:46449121534
SN - 1424409551
SN - 9781424409556
T3 - IEEE Workshop on Signal Processing Advances in Wireless Communications, SPAWC
BT - SPAWC 2007 - 8th IEEE Workshop on Signal Advances in Wireless Communications
T2 - 8th IEEE Signal Processing Advances in Wireless Communications, SPAWC 2007
Y2 - 17 June 2007 through 20 June 2007
ER -