Adaptive resource allocation for the fading interference channel with source cooperation

In this paper, we consider the Gaussian interference channel consisting of two source-destination pairs where the sources cooperate to transmit their messages to their respective destination. We assume block fading and that the nodes are constrained to half-duplex operation. For this channel, assuming availability of channel state information (CSI), we determine the optimal adaptive scheduling of reception and transmission at the source nodes. Thereby, the proposed protocol chooses one of the information flows, decides whether to transmit directly or cooperatively to the corresponding destination, and specifies the required transmission strategy such that the achievable ergodic rate region is maximized. Numerical results reveal that the proposed protocol can effectively realize the diversity offered by the fading processes of the different links in the interference channel.