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In this article, the first general constructions of fast-decodable, more specifically (conditionally) $g$-group decodable, space-time block codes for the Nonorthogonal Amplify and Forward (NAF) Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) relay…
In this work, we consider the problem of coding for the half-duplex non-orthogonal amplify-and-forward (NAF) cooperative channel where the transmitter to relay and the inter-relay links are highly reliable. We derive bounds on the diversity…
We consider cooperative relay communication in a fading channel environment under the Orthogonal Amplify and Forward (OAF) and Orthogonal and Non-Orthogonal Selection Decode and Forward (OSDF and NSDF) protocols. For all these protocols, we…
In this work, we present a construction of a family of space-time block codes for a Multi-Access Amplify-and- Forward Relay channel with two users and a single half-duplex relay. It is assumed that there is no Channel Side Information at…
Explicit codes are constructed that achieve the diversity-multiplexing gain tradeoff of the cooperative-relay channel under the dynamic decode-and-forward protocol for any network size and for all numbers of transmit and receive antennas at…
We consider slow fading relay channels with a single multi-antenna source-destination terminal pair. The source signal arrives at the destination via N hops through N-1 layers of relays. We analyze the diversity of such channels with fixed…
In this work, the Multiple transmit antennas Multiple Access Channel is considered. A construction of a family of distributed space-time codes for this channel is proposed. No Channel Side Information at the transmitters is assumed and…
In this paper, we propose novel cooperative transmission protocols for delay limited coherent fading channels consisting of N (half-duplex and single-antenna) partners and one cell site. In our work, we differentiate between the relay,…
In this paper, fast-decodable lattice code constructions are designed for the nonorthogonal amplify-and-forward (NAF) multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) channel. The constructions are based on different types of algebraic structures,…
This is the second part of a two-part series of papers. In this paper, for the generalized non-orthogonal amplify and forward (GNAF) protocol presented in Part-I, a construction of a new family of distributed space-time codes based on…
In a slow fading channel, how to find a cooperative diversity scheme that achieves the transmit diversity bound is still an open problem. In fact, all previously proposed amplify-and-forward (AF) and decode-and-forward (DF) schemes do not…
Multiple antenna (MIMO) devices are widely used to increase reliability and information bit rate. Optimal error rate performance (full diversity and large coding gain), for unknown channel state information at the transmitter and for…
Synchronization of relay nodes is an important and critical issue in exploiting cooperative diversity in wireless networks. In this paper, two asynchronous cooperative diversity schemes are proposed, namely, distributed delay diversity and…
Network coding and cooperative communication have received considerable attention from the research community recently in order to mitigate the adverse effects of fading in wireless transmissions and at the same time to achieve high…
In this two-part series of papers, a generalized non-orthogonal amplify and forward (GNAF) protocol which generalizes several known cooperative diversity protocols is proposed. Transmission in the GNAF protocol comprises of two phases - the…
We establish the optimal diversity-multiplexing (DM) tradeoff of coherent selective-fading multiple-access multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) channels and provide corresponding code design criteria. As a byproduct, on the conceptual…
For any $n_t$ transmit, $n_r$ receive antenna ($n_t\times n_r$) MIMO system in a quasi-static Rayleigh fading environment, it was shown by Elia et al. that linear space-time block code-schemes (LSTBC-schemes) which have the non-vanishing…
In this work, we explore the introduction of distributed space-time codes in decode-and-forward (DF) protocols. A first protocol named the Asymmetric DF is presented. It is based on two phases of different lengths, defined so that signals…
In this paper the performance limits and design principles of rateless codes over fading channels are studied. The diversity-multiplexing tradeoff (DMT) is used to analyze the system performance for all possible transmission rates. It is…
The diversity multiplexing tradeoff of a general two-hop asynchronous cooperative network is examined for various relaying protocols such as non-orthogonal selection decode-and-forward (NSDF), orthogonal selection decode-and-forward (OSDF),…