Decentralized space-time block coding for two-way relay networks

Francesco Verde, Anna Scaglione

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference contribution

9 Scopus citations

Abstract

Cooperation diversity schemes employing space-time block coding (STBC) techniques have been proposed for wireless networks to increase systems capacity and coverage, by allowing multiple relay nodes distributed in space to assist the transmission between a given pair of terminals. Conventional relaying strategies, such as amplify-and-forward (A&F) and decode-and-forward (D&F), are designed by considering unidirectional communications via relays, which are referred to as one-way relay channels. Recently, it has been shown that, when there is consistent traffic in both directions, the use of two-way relaying protocols, which explicitly account for the bidirectional nature of the data flow, can potentially improve the network performance. In this paper, capitalizing on randomized STBC, a coding rule which has been originally developed for D&F one-way relay channels, fully decentralized cooperative communication schemes are proposed for both A&F and D&F relays, where each relay is unaware of both the effective STBC being employed by the other nodes and the number of cooperating stations. Numerical results are provided to highlight the effectiveness of the proposed two-way relaying schemes in comparison to their one-way counterparts.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2010 IEEE 11th International Workshop on Signal Processing Advances in Wireless Communications, SPAWC 2010
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010
Externally publishedYes
Event2010 IEEE 11th International Workshop on Signal Processing Advances in Wireless Communications, SPAWC 2010 - Marrakech, Morocco
Duration: Jun 20 2010Jun 23 2010

Publication series

NameIEEE Workshop on Signal Processing Advances in Wireless Communications, SPAWC

Other

Other2010 IEEE 11th International Workshop on Signal Processing Advances in Wireless Communications, SPAWC 2010
Country/TerritoryMorocco
CityMarrakech
Period6/20/106/23/10

Keywords

  • Amplify-and-forward protocol
  • Cooperative wireless networks
  • Decentralized space-time block coding
  • Decode-and-forward protocol
  • Two-way relaying

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Information Systems

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Decentralized space-time block coding for two-way relay networks'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this