Error Rate Analysis of GF(q) Network Coded Detect-and-Forward Wireless Relay Networks Using Equivalent Relay Channel Models
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS, vol.12, no.8, pp.3908-3919, 2013 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 12 Issue: 8
- Publication Date: 2013
- Doi Number: 10.1109/twc.2013.051613.121309
- Journal Name: IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.3908-3919
- Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
- Middle East Technical University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
This paper investigates simple means of analyzing the error rate performance of a general q-ary Galois Field network coded detect-and-forward cooperative relay network with known relay error statistics at the destination. Equivalent relay channels are used in obtaining an approximate error rate of the relay network, from which the diversity order is found. Error rate analyses using equivalent relay channel models are shown to be closely matched with simulation results. Using the equivalent relay channels, low complexity receivers are developed whose performances are close to that of the optimal maximum likelihood receiver.