Closed-Form Error Analysis of OFDM-Based Selective Decode-and-Forward Cooperative Networks over Nakagami-m Fading Channels

Author

Yang, Wendong ; Cai, Yueming ; Yang, Weiwei

Author_Institution

Inst. of Commun. Eng., PLA Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Nanjing, China

fYear

2010

fDate

23-25 Sept. 2010

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

In this paper, we investigate the error performance of OFDM-based selective decode-and-forward cooperative networks over independent but not identically distributed (i.n.i.d.) Nakagami-m fading channels, with integer values of parameter m. A closed-form expression for the bit error rate is derived, which is very important to guide the design of future wireless communication systems. Monte Carlo simulations are carried out to validate our analysis.

Keywords

Monte Carlo methods; Nakagami channels; OFDM modulation; cooperative systems; error analysis; error statistics; telecommunication channels; Monte Carlo simulations; Nakagami-m fading channels; OFDM-based selective decode-and-forward cooperative networks; bit error rate; closed-form error analysis; future wireless communication systems design; Binary phase shift keying; Bit error rate; Probability density function; Rayleigh channels; Relays; Signal to noise ratio;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Wireless Communications Networking and Mobile Computing (WiCOM), 2010 6th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Chengdu

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-3708-5

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-3709-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WICOM.2010.5600657

Filename

5600657