Cooperation and Optimal Cross-layer Resource Allocation in Wireless Networks
Author | : Chris T. K. Ng |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 214 |
Release | : 2007 |
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ISBN | : 9780549243717 |
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In wireless networks, we can improve system performance by exploiting cooperative communications, where neighbor nodes may interact to jointly encode, decode, or relay information. In this thesis, we show that cooperation can improve capacity, but only when the right cooperation strategy is chosen based on the network topology, signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), channel state information (CSI), and power allocation assumptions. In particular, when we consider the deployment of relay nodes in a wireless network, CSI at the transmitter is necessary for effective transmitter cooperation, while transmission power allocation between the cooperating nodes is crucial for receiver cooperation. The benefits of cooperation are further studied when the relay and receiver can iterate to exchange information over orthogonal, finite-capacity channels known as conference links. We show that a two-round iterative decoding scheme can achieve a higher capacity over non-iterative cooperation.