Optimal power allocation for relayed transmissions over Rayleigh-fading channels

Mazen O. Hasna*, Mohamed Slim Alouini

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Relayed transmission is a way to attain broader coverage by splitting the communication link from the source to the destination into several shorter links/hops. One of the main advantages of this communication technique is that it distributes the use of power throughout the hops. This implies longer battery life and lower interference introduced to the rest of the network. In this context, this paper investigates the optimal allocation of power over these links/hops for a given power budget. All hops are assumed to be subject to independent Rayleigh fading. Outage probability which is the probability that the link quality from source to destination falls below a certain threshold is used as the optimization criterion. Numerical results show that optimizing the allocation of power enhances the system performance, especially if the links are highly unbalanced in terms of their average fading power or if the number of hops is large. Interestingly, they also show that nonregenerative systems with optimum power allocation can outperform regenerative systems with no power optimization.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1999-2004
Number of pages6
JournalIEEE TRANSACTIONS ON WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS
Volume3
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2004
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Collaborative/cooperative/multiuser diversity
  • Outage probability
  • Rayleigh fading
  • Transmission with relays

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Science Applications
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Applied Mathematics

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