Relay Selection of Cooperative Diversity Networks With Interference-Limited Destination

We study relay selection in both decode-and-forward (DF)-based and amplify-and-forward (AF)-based cooperative diversity networks consisting of a source, multiple relays, and a destination in the presence of multiple interferers, where each terminal has a single antenna and operates in half-duplex mode. In the network, it is assumed that the multiple interferers locate near the destination and far away from relays; thus, only the destination receives interfering signals, which is referred to as the interference-limited destination. Specifically, we first propose relay selection to maximize the mutual information on cooperative networks with the interference-limited destination. Then, for relay selection of DF-based networks, we derive the exact outage probability. Finally, for relay selection of AF-based networks, we derive the exact outage probability in integral form and its closed-form lower bound.