Abstract
We investigate the performance of the protocols for cooperative communications, such as amplify-forward and decode-forward, in correlated fading channels. Our analytical and simulation results show that correlation can have varied effects on the capacity, compared to the uncorrelated cases. If the quality of the source-destination channel is better, in terms of the variances of the fading coefficients, than that of the source-relay channel, correlation may cause degradation in the capacity. Otherwise, cooperation between terminals in correlated fading channels could offer more capacity than in the uncorrelated scenarios.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 2007 International Conference on Wireless Communications, Networking and Mobile Computing, WiCOM 2007 |
| Publisher | IEEE |
| Pages | 894-897 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| ISBN (Print) | 1424413125, 9781424413126, 1424413125, 9781424413126 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2007 |
| Event | 2007 International Conference on Wireless Communications, Networking and Mobile Computing, WiCOM 2007 - Shanghai, United Kingdom Duration: 21 Sept 2007 → 25 Sept 2007 |
Conference
| Conference | 2007 International Conference on Wireless Communications, Networking and Mobile Computing, WiCOM 2007 |
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| Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
| City | Shanghai |
| Period | 21/09/07 → 25/09/07 |
Keywords
- Capacity
- Cooperative communication
- Correlation