Title :
Improving Macrocell Downlink Throughput in Rayleigh Fading Channel Environment Through Femtocell User Cooperation
Author :
Zaid, Adem M. ; Hamdaoui, Bechir ; Xiuzhen Cheng ; Znati, Taieb ; Guizani, Mohsen
Abstract :
This paper studies cooperative techniques that rely on femtocell user diversity to improve the downlink communication quality of macrocell users. We analytically derive and evaluate the achievable performance of these techniques in the downlink of Rayleigh fading channels. We provide an approximation of both the bit-error rate (BER) and the data throughput that macrocell users receive with femtocell user cooperation. Using simulations, we show that under reasonable SNR values, cooperative schemes enhance the performances of macrocells by improving the BER, outage probability, and data throughput of macrocell users significantly when compared with the traditional, non-cooperative schemes.
Keywords :
Rayleigh channels; cooperative communication; diversity reception; error statistics; femtocellular radio; BER; bit error rate; data throughput; downlink communication quality; femtocell user cooperation; femtocell user diversity; macrocell downlink throughput; rayleigh fading channel environment; Bit error rate; Downlink; Interference; Macrocell networks; Relays; Signal to noise ratio; Throughput; Cooperation; downlink throughout; femtocells;
Journal_Title :
Wireless Communications, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TWC.2013.100713.130845