Performance of amplify-and-forward cooperative networks with differential unitary space time coding

Abstract

In wireless communications, multi-input multioutput technology has been appreciated for its high transmission rate and diversity gain. These can also be exploited in cooperative networks by using network nodes as virtual antenna arrays. In this paper, we analyze the performance of cooperative networks with differential unitary spacetime modulation under high signal-to-noise ratio. Relaying protocol is based on amplify-and-forward. The effect of relay location and energy allocation as well as the comparison with a conventional cooperative network is also addressed. © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2010.