Optimal power allocation for layered broadcast over amplify-and-forward relay channels

Mohamed Adel Attia, Mohammad Shaqfeh, Karim Seddik, Hussein Alnuweiri

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Abstract

In this paper, we consider a fading relay channel where the source uses multilayer source coding with successive refinement. The source layers are transmitted using superposition coding at the source with optimal power allocation. The relay uses the simple half-duplex amplify-and-forward strategy. The destination applies successive interference cancellation after optimally combining the direct and relayed signals. The power allocation for the source layers at the source is subject to optimization in order to maximize the expected user satisfaction that is defined by a utility function of the total decoded rates at the destination. We propose an approximation for the distribution of the end-to-end channel quality. We assume that only the channel statistics are known. We characterize the expected utility function in terms of the channel statistics of the fading channels, and we solve the optimization problem for any number of source layers. We provide numerical examples to show the prospected gains of using the relay on the expected utility for different channel conditions. Furthermore, we obtain that for some conditions, it is optimal to send only one layer.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2014 IEEE Global Conference on Signal and Information Processing, GlobalSIP 2014
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages727-731
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9781479970889
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 5 Feb 2014
Externally publishedYes
Event2014 IEEE Global Conference on Signal and Information Processing, GlobalSIP 2014 - Atlanta, United States
Duration: 3 Dec 20145 Dec 2014

Publication series

Name2014 IEEE Global Conference on Signal and Information Processing, GlobalSIP 2014

Conference

Conference2014 IEEE Global Conference on Signal and Information Processing, GlobalSIP 2014
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityAtlanta
Period3/12/145/12/14

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