In this work, we examine the performance of selective-decode and forward (S-DF) relay systems over κ-µ fading channel condition. We discuss about the probability density function (PDF), system model, and cumulative distribution function (CDF) of κ-µ distributed envelope and signal to noise ratio (SNR) and the techniques to generate samples that follow κ-µ distribution. Specifically, we consider the case where the source-torelay (S→R), relay-to-destination (R→D) and source-to-destination (S→D) link is subject to the independent and identically distributed (i.i.d.) κ-µ fading. From the simulation results, the enhancement in the symbol error rate (SER) with a stronger line of sight (LOS) component is observed. This shows that S-DF relaying systems can perform well even in the non-fading or LOS conditions. Monte Carlo simulations are conducted for various values of fading parameters and the outcomes closely match with theoretical outcomes which validate the derivations.Keywords: multiple input multiple output, selective decode and forward, symbol error rate, channel fading, relaying protocol, signal to noise ratio, channel state information.
IntroductionThe 5 th generation (5G) wireless communication systems will require a major paradigm shift to meet the increasing demand for reliable connectivity through high data rates, low latency, better energy efficiency, and Femto cell-based relays [1][2][3]. These relay nodes are equipped with energy harvesting (EH) techniques in the relaying network to improve energy efficiency. Cooperative communication is the natural choice for 5G wireless communication system, and it is adopted in 3 rd generation partnership project (3GPP), universal mobile telecommunications service (UMTS), long term evolution (LTE)-Advanced and IEEE 802.11 because the nodes in the cooperative communication network can share their resources with each other during the signal transmission [4][5][6]. Also, it is incorporated into numerous 5G wireless applications, such as machine-to-machine (M2M), device-to-device (D2D), cognitive radio (CR), high speed terrestrial network (HSTN) & free space optical (FSO) communication [7][8][9][10].Relay-assisted cooperation is the first step towards the 5G system that is expected to deliver up to 20Gbps in downlink (D/L) and 10Gbps in uplink (U/L) will be benchmarked by network operators during initial rollouts in the next few years [11][12]. The relay infrastructure does not need wired network connection, thus offering a reduction in the backhaul costs of the operator. Through the additional cooperative diversity inherent in such wireless systems, cooperative wireless communication significantly improves end-to-end reliability. If the direct source-to-destination (SD) channel is in a deep fade, the main advantage of the cooperative communication is that the destination node can still receive the source signal via the relay node.According to the signal receiving and transmitting, there are two basic methods of relaying: analog & digital. Analog relaying is also called no...