Title :
Distributed Switch and Stay Combining (DSSC) with a Single Decode and Forward Relay
Author :
Michalopoulos, Diomidis S. ; Karagiannidis, George K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Thessaloniki Univ.
fDate :
5/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A distributed version of switch and stay combining is proposed for relaying systems that utilize a single decode and forward relay. The performance analysis of such system is presented, along with that of a simplified version of the so-called incremental relaying protocol. Numerical results show that these systems achieve the beneficial effects of diversity, although they do not employ any diversity combiner at the destination terminal
Keywords :
decoding; diversity reception; protocols; DSSC; distributed switch-stay combining; diversity effect; incremental relaying protocol; single decode-forward relay; Decision support systems; Decoding; Diversity reception; Feedback; Performance analysis; Protocols; Receiving antennas; Relays; Switches; Transmitting antennas;
Journal_Title :
Communications Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LCOMM.2007.070018
