The system performance of mobile-to-mobile (D2D) cooperative communication has been improved by utilizing spatial modulation (SM) in this paper. The proposed system employs decode and forward (DF) relaying technique along with physical layer network coding (PLNC); hence, it has been named as SM-based decode and forward two-way relay (DFTWR). It enables full-duplex communication thereby enhancing the system efficiency. Information bits are exchanged between the two bidirectional nodes. For two bits of information exchange, the antenna index is conveyed by the least significant bit (LSB) of the data symbol while the most significant bit (MSB) carries the message. The system performance has been investigated by analyzing certain performance metrics like lower and upper bounds of outage probability and average data rate for N--cascaded fading channels. The change in the system performance by varying certain parameters like relative geometrical gain, fading coefficients, and number of cascaded components has also been put forth in this paper.
KEYWORDSD2D system, N--cascaded fading channels, outage probability, PLNC, SM
INTRODUCTIOND2D communication is a prevalent research topic that can be utilized for mobile ad hoc networks in wireless communication industry. 1 Cascaded fading models are used as a replacement for old classical models in order to provide better accuracy. In D2D communication, relative motion exists between the transmitter and receiver, and both nodes possess low-height antennas, which are located almost at the street level. Scatterers are also present at transmitter and receiver. D2D communication varies from cellular communication in this aspect. The base station antenna in cellular communication is elevated and fixed, thereby being devoid of local scatterers. However, the mobile antenna is at a lower level and is in motion. Traditional channel models are unsuitable for D2D communication as multiple scattering groups are present in D2D communication. 2 Abbreviations: D2D, device to device; PLNC, physical layer network coding; SM, spatial modulation Int J Commun Syst. 2019;32:e3876.wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/dac