Adaptive relay selection in cooperative wireless networks

—The concept of cooperative relaying promises gains in robustness and energy-efficiency in wireless networks. Although protocols for cooperative relay selection were proposed recently, their analysis was made without consideration of the energy required for receiving. Such an analysis is unfair, as relaying requires more receptions than direct source-destination transmission. We consider this lack of analysis and propose two refinements of cooperative relaying. Using “relay selection on demand,” relays are only selected if required by the destination. Using “early retreat,” each potential relay assesses the channel state and decides whether to participate in the relay selection process or not. Simulation results show that these enhancements reduce the overall energy consumption significantly.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2008
• Where: PIMRC
• Authors: Helmut Adam, Christian Bettstetter, Sidi-Mohammed Senouci
• Keywords: Communications, Cooperative Relaying, Cooperative Relaying Promises, PIMRC 2008, Relay Selection