BER analysis for decode-and-forward relaying in dissimilar Rayleigh fading channels

In this letter, a BER study is presented for decode-and-forward (DF) relaying in independent but not identically distributed Rayleigh fading channels. For an arbitrary number of relays, exact and closed-form expressions of the BER are provided for M-ary PAM, QAM and PSK, respectively. It is also sho...

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Published in:IEEE communications letters 2007-01, Vol.11 (1), p.52-54
Main Authors: LEE, In-Ho, KIM, Dongwoo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Bit error rate
Channels
Closed-form solution
Decoding
Exact sciences and technology
Exact solutions
Fading
Information, signal and communications theory
Mathematical analysis
Modulation, demodulation
Phase shift keying
Protocols
Quadrature amplitude modulation
Relaying
Relays
Signal and communications theory
Simulation
Strontium
Systems, networks and services of telecommunications
Telecommunications
Telecommunications and information theory
Transmission and modulation (techniques and equipments)
Transmitting antennas
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Summary:In this letter, a BER study is presented for decode-and-forward (DF) relaying in independent but not identically distributed Rayleigh fading channels. For an arbitrary number of relays, exact and closed-form expressions of the BER are provided for M-ary PAM, QAM and PSK, respectively. It is also shown that the analytic results are perfectly matched with the simulated ones
ISSN:1089-7798
1558-2558
DOI:10.1109/LCOMM.2007.061375