6 research outputs found
Power minimization for OFDM Transmission with Subcarrier-pair based Opportunistic DF Relaying
This paper develops a sum-power minimized resource allocation (RA) algorithm
subject to a sum-rate constraint for cooperative orthogonal frequency division
modulation (OFDM) transmission with subcarrier-pair based opportunistic
decode-and-forward (DF) relaying. The improved DF protocol first proposed in
[1] is used with optimized subcarrier pairing. Instrumental to the RA algorithm
design is appropriate definition of variables to represent source/relay power
allocation, subcarrier pairing and transmission-mode selection elegantly, so
that after continuous relaxation, the dual method and the Hungarian algorithm
can be used to find an (at least approximately) optimum RA with polynomial
complexity. Moreover, the bisection method is used to speed up the search of
the optimum Lagrange multiplier for the dual method. Numerical results are
shown to illustrate the power-reduction benefit of the improved DF protocol
with optimized subcarrier pairing.Comment: 4 pages, accepted by IEEE Communications Letter
Novel Subcarrier-pair based Opportunistic DF Protocol for Cooperative Downlink OFDMA
A novel subcarrier-pair based opportunistic DF protocol is proposed for
cooperative downlink OFDMA transmission aided by a decode-and-forward (DF)
relay. Specifically, user message bits are transmitted in two consecutive
equal-duration time slots. A subcarrier in the first slot can be paired with a
subcarrier in the second slot for the DF relay-aided transmission to a user. In
particular, the source and the relay can transmit simultaneously to implement
beamforming at the subcarrier in the second slot for the relay-aided
transmission. Each unpaired subcarrier in either the first or second slot is
used by the source for direct transmission to a user without the relay's
assistance. The sum rate maximized resource allocation (RA) problem is
addressed for this protocol under a total power constraint. It is shown that
the novel protocol leads to a maximum sum rate greater than or equal to that
for a benchmark one, which does not allow the source to implement beamforming
at the subcarrier in the second slot for the relay-aided transmission. Then, a
polynomial-complexity RA algorithm is developed to find an (at least
approximately) optimum resource allocation (i.e., source/relay power,
subcarrier pairing and assignment to users) for either the proposed or
benchmark protocol. Numerical experiments illustrate that the novel protocol
can lead to a much greater sum rate than the benchmark one.Comment: 6 pages, accepted by 2013 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking
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Weighted Sum Rate Maximization for Downlink OFDMA with Subcarrier-pair based Opportunistic DF Relaying
This paper addresses a weighted sum rate (WSR) maximization problem for
downlink OFDMA aided by a decode-and-forward (DF) relay under a total power
constraint. A novel subcarrier-pair based opportunistic DF relaying protocol is
proposed. Specifically, user message bits are transmitted in two time slots. A
subcarrier in the first slot can be paired with a subcarrier in the second slot
for the DF relay-aided transmission to a user. In particular, the source and
the relay can transmit simultaneously to implement beamforming at the
subcarrier in the second slot. Each unpaired subcarrier in either the first or
second slot is used for the source's direct transmission to a user. A benchmark
protocol, same as the proposed one except that the transmit beamforming is not
used for the relay-aided transmission, is also considered. For each protocol, a
polynomial-complexity algorithm is developed to find at least an approximately
optimum resource allocation (RA), by using continuous relaxation, the dual
method, and Hungarian algorithm. Instrumental to the algorithm design is an
elegant definition of optimization variables, motivated by the idea of
regarding the unpaired subcarriers as virtual subcarrier pairs in the direct
transmission mode. The effectiveness of the RA algorithm and the impact of
relay position and total power on the protocols' performance are illustrated by
numerical experiments. The proposed protocol always leads to a maximum WSR
equal to or greater than that for the benchmark one, and the performance gain
of using the proposed one is significant especially when the relay is in close
proximity to the source and the total power is low. Theoretical analysis is
presented to interpret these observations.Comment: 8 figures, accepted and to be published in IEEE Transactions on
Signal Processing. arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:1301.293
Sum Rate Maximized Resource Allocation in Multiple DF Relays Aided OFDM Transmission
In relay-aided wireless transmission systems, one of the key issues is how to
decide assisting relays and manage the energy resource at the source and each
individual relay, to maximize a certain objective related to system
performance. This paper addresses the sum rate maximized resource allocation
(RA) problem in a point to point orthogonal frequency division modulation
(OFDM) transmission system assisted by multiple decode-and-forward (DF) relays,
subject to the individual sum power constraints of the source and the relays.
In particular, the transmission at each subcarrier can be in either the direct
mode without any relay assisting, or the relay-aided mode with one or several
relays assisting. We propose two RA algorithms which optimize the assignment of
transmission mode and source power for every subcarrier, as well as the
assisting relays and the power allocation to them for every {relay-aided}
subcarrier. First, it is shown that the considered RA problem has zero
Lagrangian duality gap when there is a big number of subcarriers. In this case,
a duality based algorithm that finds a globally optimum RA is developed.
Second, a coordinate-ascent based iterative algorithm, which finds a suboptimum
RA but is always applicable regardless of the duality gap of the RA problem, is
developed. The effectiveness of these algorithms has been illustrated by
numerical experiments.Comment: 13 pages in two-column format, 10 figures, to appear in IEEE Journal
on Selected Areas in Communication
Improved OFDM transmission with DF relaying and power allocation for a sum power constraint
In this paper we consider an OFDM (orthogonal frequency division multiplexing) transmission scheme with a relay. Symbols sent by the source may or may not be retransmitted during a second time slot by the relay, which is assumed to be of the decode-and-forward (DF) type. For each relayed carrier the destination implements maximum ratio combining. Assuming perfect CSI (channel state information) knowledge the paper investigates the power allocation problem in order to maximize the rate offered by the scheme. Compared to [VDLZ08], the second time slot is better used. The source is allowed to transmit a new symbol during this second time slot when the relay is inactive. The optimization is performed for a sum power constraint. The theoretical analysis is illustrated by numerical results.Anglai