Algorithms for the MIMO Single Relay Channel

The MIMO single relay channel consists of a transmitter, a relay, and a receiver, all equipped with multiple antennas, located in an environment with distance-dependent path loss as well as scattering. We describe an optimal and a heuristic algorithm to solve the spatial energy allocation problem for the MIMO single relay channel when the scattering clusters on the direct and relay links are non-overlapping. These algorithms can be applied to existing wireless LAN systems that aim to increase their performance via relays. By simulations, we compare the performances of joint and uniform energy allocations across the spatial channels, and the performances of a direct transmission system and a system that utilizes the relay node

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