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, Konstantinos, Di Renzo, Marco, Pérez Neira, Ana Isabel|||0000-0003-4281-3934, Verikoukis, Christos
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/81843
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/81843
https://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TWC.2015.2399671
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Wireless LANs
Analog network coding
Multiple access relay channel
Maximum-likelihood
Zero-forcing
Minimum mean square error
Amplify-and-forward
Performance analysis
Receiver
Systems
Xarxes locals sense fil Wi-Fi
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria de la telecomunicació::Telemàtica i xarxes d'ordinadors
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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.