Performance analysis of cooperative MIMO ARQ protocols using different combining techniques

Author

Ben Said, Mouna ; Boujemaa, Hatem

Author_Institution

COSIM Res. Lab., Univ. of Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia

fYear

2013

fDate

1-5 July 2013

Firstpage

1001

Lastpage

1005

Abstract

In this paper, we investigate the throughput performance of cooperative multiple input multiple output (MIMO) automatic repeat request (ARQ) using decode and forward (DF) relaying with different diversity combining schemes, specifically maximum ratio combining (MRC), selection combining (SC), generalized selection combining (GSC) and minimum selection generalized selection combining (MS-GSC) over Rayleigh block fading channels. This paper addresses the scenario where no direct link exists between the source and the destination. The source with one single transmit antenna is communicating with the destination, equipped with multiple receive antennas, through a relay with multiple receive antennas. Simulation and theoretical results are provided to verify the accuracy of our analysis. Results show better performance for MRC when compared to others techniques.

Keywords

MIMO communication; Rayleigh channels; automatic repeat request; cooperative communication; decode and forward communication; diversity reception; protocols; receiving antennas; relay networks (telecommunication); telecommunication network reliability; transmitting antennas; DF relaying; MRC; MS-GSC; Rayleigh block fading channels; automatic repeat request; combining techniques; cooperative MIMO ARQ protocols; cooperative multiple input multiple output; decode and forward relaying; diversity combining; maximum ratio combining; minimum selection generalized selection combining; receive antenna; throughput performance; transmit antenna; Automatic repeat request; Diversity reception; MIMO; Receivers; Relays; Signal to noise ratio; Throughput; Cooperative MIMO ARQ; Diversity combining techniques; Rayleigh block fading channels; Throughput performance;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC), 2013 9th International

Conference_Location

Sardinia

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-2479-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IWCMC.2013.6583693

Filename

6583693