Scheduling for Dual-Hop Block-Fading Channels with Two Source-User Pairs Sharing One Relay Conference Paper uri icon

abstract

  • In this paper, we maximize the achievable rate region of a dual-hop network with two sources serving two users independently through a single shared relay. We formulate the problem as maximizing the sum of the weighted long term average throughputs of the two users under stability constraints on the long term throughputs of the source-user pairs. In order to solve the problem, we propose a joint user-and-hop scheduling scheme, which schedules the first or second hop opportunistically based on instantaneous channel state information, in order to exploit multiuser diversity and multihop diversity gains. Numerical results show that the proposed joint scheduling scheme enhances the achievable rate region as compared to a scheme that employs multi-user scheduling on the second-hop alone. Copyright 2013 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Inc.

name of conference

  • 2013 IEEE 78th Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC Fall)

published proceedings

  • 2013 IEEE 78TH VEHICULAR TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE (VTC FALL)

author list (cited authors)

  • Zafar, A., Shaqfeh, M., Alouini, M., & Alnuweiri, H.

citation count

  • 2

complete list of authors

  • Zafar, Ammar||Shaqfeh, Mohammad||Alouini, Mohamed-Slim||Alnuweiri, Hussein

publication date

  • September 2013