In this paper, we study the performance of simple wireless multiple-access communication systems, where two correlated sources communicate to an access point (AP) directly or, possibly, by using a relay node. In particular: if no relay is used, then the two sources make use of channel coding; if the relay is used, then the two sources transmit uncoded information and the relay adds redundancy (...

This work focuses on the half-duplex (HD) relaying based on the generalized quantize-andforward (GQF) scheme in the slow fading Multiple Access Relay Channel (MARC). We consider the case that the relay has no channel state information (CSI) of the relay-to-destination link. Relay listens to the channel in the first slot of the transmission block and cooperatively transmits to the destination in...

This work focuses on the half-duplex (HD) relaying based on the generalized quantize-andforward (GQF) scheme in the slow fading Multiple Access Relay Channel (MARC). We consider the case that the relay has no channel state information (CSI) of the relay-to-destination link. Relay listens to the channel in the first slot of the transmission block and cooperatively transmits to the destination in...

Relaying (1–3) has been considered as a paradigm for improving the quality of service (i.e., bit-error-rate, data rate and coverage) in wireless networks. In this work, we study a two-hop relay channel in which each node can have multiple antennas. It is well-known that utilizing multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) links can significantly improve the transmission rate (see e.g. (4; 5) and ref...

The authors propose a relay-assisted atmospheric optical code-division multiple-access (AO/CDMA) system for secured, multiuser optical communications. Chip detect-and-forward (CDF) scheme is used at relay nodes so that the complex multiuser decoding process can be avoided. The proposed system performance, in terms of bit-error rate (BER) and transmission confidentiality, is analysed over atmosp...

Molecular communication is a novel paradigm that uses molecules as an information carrier to enable nanomachines to communicate with each other. Interconnections of the nanomachines with molecular communication is envisioned as a nanonetwork. Nanonetworks are expected to enable nanomechines to cooperatively share information such as odor, flavour, light, or any chemical state. In this paper, we...

We examine and compare four different joint-network-channel-codes (JNCC) and three reference systems for the multiple-access relay channel (MARC) with block Rayleigh fading channels for symmetric and asymmetric setups. Two of the JNCC’s were presented previously in the literature and the other two are novel approaches. The JNCC’s outperform the reference systems and achieve a diversity gain for...

Outer bounds for the discrete memoryless multiple-access relay channel (MARC) are obtained that exploit the causal relationship between the source and relay inputs. A novel offset encoding technique that facilitates window decoding at the destination is presented for a decode-and-forward strategy, where the relay decodes the source messages before forwarding to the destination. A compress-and-f...

We propose a joint network-channel coding scheme for the multiple-access relay channel. In this scenario, two users use a common relay which performs network coding. We show how a distributed Low-Density Parity-Check (LDPC) code can be applied as a joint network-channel code. The network-channel code is described by one single regular Tanner graph and is decoded with the iterative messagepassin...

In this thesis, we develop efficient algorithms for the jointly optimal power and chan­ nel resource allocation in different wireless cooperative multiple access systems. In addition, in some cases insight into the structure of the optimal allocation enables the development of modified cooperation schemes with better performance, and efficient algorithms are developed for jointly optimal power ...