@inproceedings{2b27309845eb4f2f81523e019a6e5aa2,
title = "On the Performance of DF Relay Selection with Optimum Combining and Co-Channel Interference",
abstract = "In this paper, the performance of decode-and-forward (DF) cooperative network in presence of co-channel interference (CCI) at destination is presented. In particular, a scenario with multiple relays and multiple antennas at destination is analysed by considering the best relay selection jointly with optimum combining (OC). The moment-generating function (MGF) of the signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR) at destination is derived in order to evaluate the average bit-error rate (BER). The analytical results are validated using Monte-Carlo simulations for several situations, showing that the proposed scenario totally mitigates the CCI and obtains a diversity gain of N(K+1) - 1, where N is the number of antennas at destination and K is the number of cooperative relays.",
keywords = "antenna array, co-channel interference, Decode-and-forward, optimum combining, relay selection",
author = "Merino, {Henry W.} and C{\^a}mara, {Carlos E.} and {De Almeida}, Celso",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2016 IEEE.; 13th IEEE International Conference on Mobile Ad Hoc and Sensor Systems, MASS 2016 ; Conference date: 10-10-2016 Through 13-10-2016",
year = "2017",
month = jan,
day = "11",
doi = "10.1109/MASS.2016.061",
language = "English",
series = "Proceedings - 2016 IEEE 13th International Conference on Mobile Ad Hoc and Sensor Systems, MASS 2016",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
pages = "377--379",
booktitle = "Proceedings - 2016 IEEE 13th International Conference on Mobile Ad Hoc and Sensor Systems, MASS 2016",
}