DMT of multihop networks: end points and computational tools

K. Sreeram, S. Birenjith, P. Vijay Kumar

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Abstract

In this paper, the diversity-multiplexing gain tradeoff (DMT) of single-source, single-sink (ss-ss), multihop relay networks having slow-fading links is studied. In particular, the two end-points of the DMT of ss-ss full-duplex networks are determined, by showing that the maximum achievable diversity gain is equal to the min-cut and that the maximum multiplexing gain is equal to the min-cut rank, the latter by using an operational connection to a deterministic network. Also included in the paper, are several results that aid in the computation of the DMT of networks operating under amplify-and-forward (AF) protocols. In particular, it is shown that the colored noise encountered in amplify-and-forward protocols can be treated as white for the purpose of DMT computation, lower bounds on the DMT of lower-triangular channel matrices are derived and the DMT of parallel MIMO channels is computed. All protocols appearing in the paper are explicit and rely only upon AF relaying. Half-duplex networks and explicit coding schemes are studied in a companion paper.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)804-819
Number of pages16
JournalIEEE Transactions on Information Theory
Volume58
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2012
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Amplify-and-forward protocols
  • Cooperative diversity
  • Degrees of freedom
  • Deterministic network
  • Diversity-multiplexing gain tradeoff
  • Explicit codes
  • Multihop networks
  • Parallel channel
  • Relay networks

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