Analog network coding in the multiple access relay channel: Error rate analysis and optimal power allocation

In this paper, we consider Analog Network Coding (ANC) in the Multiple Access Relay Channel (MARC) with multiple relays, and provide the following three-fold contribution: 1) we introduce a tractable mathematical framework for computing the Symbol Error Rate (SER) of Maximum-Likelihood (ML), Zero-Fo...

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Autores: Ntontin, K, Di Renzo, M, Perez-Neira, AI
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:España
Institución:Centre Tecnològic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya (CTTC)
Repositorio:r-CTTC. Repositorio Institucional Producción Científica del Centre Tecnològic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya (CTTC)
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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84933524428&doi=10.1109%2fTWC.2015.2399671&partnerID=40&md5=1368946cc624bd604391e8de7b1ca71a
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Beamforming
Channel coding
Codes (symbols)
Electric network topology
Electric relays
Errors
Fading channels
Intelligent systems
Maximum likelihood
Mean square error
Monte Carlo methods
Radio receivers
Analog network coding
Analog network coding (ANC)
Mathematical frameworks
Minimum mean square error receiver
Multiple access relay channel
Optimal power allocation
Symbol error rate (SER)
Zero-forcing
Network coding
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Sumario:In this paper, we consider Analog Network Coding (ANC) in the Multiple Access Relay Channel (MARC) with multiple relays, and provide the following three-fold contribution: 1) we introduce a tractable mathematical framework for computing the Symbol Error Rate (SER) of Maximum-Likelihood (ML), Zero-Forcing (ZF), and Minimum Mean Square Error (MMSE) receivers; 2) by capitalizing on this tractable mathematical framework, we formulate a power allocation problem that is proved to be convex for ML, ZF and MMSE receivers; and 3) we provide closed-form expressions of the optimal power to be allocated to the sources and the relays for ZF and MMSE receivers. With the aid of Monte Carlo simulations, we validate the accuracy of the proposed mathematical framework for various network topologies and channel conditions, as well as study the effectiveness of optimal power allocation. It is shown, in particular, that power optimization is beneficial as the number of sources increases and if the quality of the source-relay links is better than the quality of the relay-destination links. © 2002-2012 IEEE.