Relay selection in underlay cognitive networks with fixed transmission power nodes
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Hussain, Syed ImtiazAbdallah, Mohamed M.
Alouini, Mohamed-Slim

Qaraqe, Khalid A.
Hasna, Mazen Omar
KAUST Department
Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering (CEMSE) DivisionElectrical Engineering Program
Communication Theory Lab
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2013-07-31Online Publication Date
2013-07-31Print Publication Date
2013-11Permanent link to this record
http://hdl.handle.net/10754/562875
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Underlay cognitive networks operate simultaneously with primary networks satisfying stringent interference constraints, which reduces their transmission power and coverage area. To reach remote destinations, secondary sources use relaying techniques. Selecting the best relay among the available ones is a well known technique. Recently, selective cooperation is investigated in cognitive networks where the secondary nodes can adapt their transmission power to always satisfy the interference threshold. In this paper, we investigate a situation where the secondary nodes have a fixed transmission power and may violate the interference threshold. We present two relay selection schemes; the first one excludes the relays not satisfying the interference constraint and then picks up a relay from the remaining ones that can provide the maximum signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). The other scheme uses a quotient of the relay link SNR and the interference from the relay to the primary user and optimizes it to maximise the relay link SNR. We derive closed form expressions for outage probability, bit error rate, channel capacity and diversity of the system for both schemes by using tight approximations. We also study mutual effects of interference. Simulation results confirm the analytical results and reveal that the relay selection is feasible at low SNRs. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.Citation
Hussain, S. I., Abdallah, M. M., Alouini, M.-S., Qaraqe, K., & Hasna, M. (2013). Relay selection in underlay cognitive networks with fixed transmission power nodes. Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies, 24(7-8), 734–747. doi:10.1002/ett.2691Sponsors
This publication was made possible by National Priority Research Program grant No. 5-250-2-087 from the Qatar National Research Fund (a member of Qatar Foundation). The statements made herein are solely the responsibility of the authors.Publisher
WileyDOI
10.1002/ett.2691ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1002/ett.2691