Electrical & Computer Engineering, Department of

 

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

2011

Citation

2011 45th Annual Conference on Information Sciences and Systems (CISS) doi: 10.1109/CISS.2011.5766172

Comments

Copyright 2011 IEEE

Abstract

In this paper, the average successful throughput, i.e., goodput, of a coded 3-node cooperative network is studied in a Rayleigh fading environment. It is assumed that a simple automatic repeat request (ARQ) technique is employed in the network so that erroneously received packets are retransmitted until successful delivery. The relay is assumed to operate in either amplify-and-forward (AF) or decode-and-forward (DF) mode. Under these assumptions, retransmission mechanisms and protocols are described, and the average time required to send information successfully is determined. Subsequently, the goodput for both AF and DF relaying is formulated. The tradeoffs and interactions between the goodput, transmission rates, and relay location are investigated and optimal strategies are identified.

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