On the performance of two-way relay channels using space–time codes
✍ Scribed by Ning Xu; Shengli Fu
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 208 KB
- Volume
- 24
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1074-5351
- DOI
- 10.1002/dac.1205
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
In this paper, we explore the advantages of network coding and space–time coding in improving the performance of two‐way‐relayed communications where two terminals absent of direct links exchange information through a single relay in between. Network coding allows embracing the interference from other terminals thereby turning it into a capacity boost. The application of space–time codes yields higher capacity by exploiting the spatial diversity. The joint performance of both techniques is studied in this paper. Specifically, we consider the class of decode‐and‐forward (DF) relaying strategy, evaluated in terms of symbol error rate using BPSK and QPSK modulations by both theoretical analysis and simulation. Based on our results, DF outperforms the amplify‐and‐decode and partial‐decode‐and‐forward protocols. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.