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Cooperative Relaying in Wireless Networks under Spatially and Temporally Correlated Interference
We analyze the performance of an interference-limited, decode-and-forward,
cooperative relaying system that comprises a source, a destination, and
relays, placed arbitrarily on the plane and suffering from interference by a
set of interferers placed according to a spatial Poisson process. In each
transmission attempt, first the transmitter sends a packet; subsequently, a
single one of the relays that received the packet correctly, if such a relay
exists, retransmits it. We consider both selection combining and maximal ratio
combining at the destination, Rayleigh fading, and interferer mobility.
We derive expressions for the probability that a single transmission attempt
is successful, as well as for the distribution of the transmission attempts
until a packet is transmitted successfully. Results provide design guidelines
applicable to a wide range of systems. Overall, the temporal and spatial
characteristics of the interference play a significant role in shaping the
system performance. Maximal ratio combining is only helpful when relays are
close to the destination; in harsh environments, having many relays is
especially helpful, and relay placement is critical; the performance improves
when interferer mobility increases; and a tradeoff exists between energy
efficiency and throughput
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