Relaying energy allocation in training-based amplify and forward relay communications

Xiangyun Zhou*, Tharaka A. Lamahewa, Parastoo Sadeghi, Are Hjørungnes

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    Abstract

    We consider relay-assisted communication in a training-based transmission scheme. Each transmission block consists of a training phase and a data transmission phase. The relay node employs the amplify-and-forward protocol during all transmissions. We focus on the relay signaling design and investigate the benefit of allowing for different relaying power during the training phase and the data transmission phase. Specifically, the relaying energy allocation between the two phases is optimized for maximizing the average received signal-to-noise ratio at the destination node. We study this optimization problem for both single-antenna relay and multi-antenna relay and derive a simple closed-form relaying energy allocation strategy that achieves near-optimal performance. This closed-form strategy depends only on the length of the data transmission phase but not on other system parameters such as the relaying energy budget, the number of antennas at the relay, and the distances between the source, relay and destination nodes.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publication2012 Australian Communications Theory Workshop, AusCTW'12
    Pages1-6
    Number of pages6
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2012
    Event2012 Australian Communications Theory Workshop, AusCTW'12 - Wellington, New Zealand
    Duration: 30 Jan 20122 Feb 2012

    Publication series

    Name2012 Australian Communications Theory Workshop, AusCTW'12

    Conference

    Conference2012 Australian Communications Theory Workshop, AusCTW'12
    Country/TerritoryNew Zealand
    CityWellington
    Period30/01/122/02/12

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