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Sum-Rate Optimization in a Two-Way Relay Network with Buffering
A Relay Station (RS) uses a buffer to store and process the received data
packets before forwarding them. Recently, the buffer has been exploited in
one-way relaying to opportunistically schedule the two different links
according to their channel quality. The intuition is that, if the channel to
the destination is poor, then RS stores more data from the source, in order to
use it when the channel to the destination is good. We apply this intuition to
the case of half-duplex two-way relaying, where the interactions among the
buffers and the links become more complex. We investigate the sum-rate
maximization problem in the Time Division Broadcast (TDBC): the users send
signals to the RS in different time slots, the RS decodes and stores messages
in the buffers. For downlink transmission, the RS re-encodes and sends using
the optimal broadcast strategy. The operation in each time slot is not
determined in advance, but depends on the channel state information (CSI). We
derive the decision function for adaptive link selection with respect to CSI
using the Karush-Kuhn-Tucker (KKT) conditions. The thresholds of the decision
function are obtained under Rayleigh fading channel conditions. The numerical
results show that the sum-rate of the adaptive link selection protocol with
buffering is significantly larger compared to the reference protocol with fixed
transmission schedule.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figure
Adaptive Mode Selection and Power Allocation in Bidirectional Buffer-aided Relay Networks
In this paper, we consider the problem of sum rate maximization in a
bidirectional relay network with fading. Hereby, user 1 and user 2 communicate
with each other only through a relay, i.e., a direct link between user 1 and
user 2 is not present. In this network, there exist six possible transmission
modes: four point-to-point modes (user 1-to-relay, user 2-to-relay,
relay-to-user 1, relay-to-user 2), a multiple access mode (both users to the
relay), and a broadcast mode (the relay to both users). Most existing protocols
assume a fixed schedule of using a subset of the aforementioned transmission
modes, as a result, the sum rate is limited by the capacity of the weakest link
associated with the relay in each time slot. Motivated by this limitation, we
develop a protocol which is not restricted to adhere to a predefined schedule
for using the transmission modes. Therefore, all transmission modes of the
bidirectional relay network can be used adaptively based on the instantaneous
channel state information (CSI) of the involved links. To this end, the relay
has to be equipped with two buffers for the storage of the information received
from users 1 and 2, respectively. For the considered network, given a total
average power budget for all nodes, we jointly optimize the transmission mode
selection and power allocation based on the instantaneous CSI in each time slot
for sum rate maximization. Simulation results show that the proposed protocol
outperforms existing protocols for all signal-to-noise ratios (SNRs).
Specifically, we obtain a considerable gain at low SNRs due to the adaptive
power allocation and at high SNRs due to the adaptive mode selection.Comment: arXiv admin note: substantial text overlap with arXiv:1303.373
Optimization of intersatellite routing for real-time data download
The objective of this study is to develop a strategy to maximise the available bandwidth to Earth of a satellite constellation through inter-satellite links. Optimal signal routing is achieved by mimicking the way in which ant colonies locate food sources, where the 'ants' are explorative data packets aiming to find a near-optimal route to Earth. Demonstrating the method on a case-study of a space weather monitoring constellation; we show the real-time downloadable rate to Earth
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