Title
A Survey on Cooperative Diversity for Wireless Networks
Abstract
Diversity, i.e. transmitting multiple replicas of a signal, may mitigate fading in wireless networks. Among other diversity techniques, the space diversity of multi-antenna systems is particularly interesting since it can complement other forms of diversity. The recent cooperative diversity paradigm brings the advantages of multi-antenna space diversity to single antenna networked devices, which, through cooperation and antenna sharing, form virtual antenna arrays. However, cooperative diversity is a complex technique and research on this topic is still in its early stages. This paper aims at providing a general survey on the theoretical framework; and the physical and medium access control proposals in the literature.
Year
DOI
Venue
2012
10.1109/SURV.2011.082611.00047
Communications Surveys & Tutorials, IEEE
Keywords
Field
DocType
antenna arrays,diversity reception,radio networks,antenna sharing,cooperative diversity paradigm,diversity techniques,multiantenna space diversity,multiantenna systems,single antenna networked devices,virtual antenna arrays,wireless networks,MAC protocols,Wireless networks,cooperative diversity
Wireless network,Antenna diversity,Radio networks,Telecommunications,Fading,Computer science,Cooperative diversity,Computer network,Access control
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
14
3
1553-877X
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
6
0.49
0
Authors
6