Network Coded Modulation for Two Way Relay Networks

Abstract

Modern wireless networks use cooperative relaying to expand its coverage area. Wireless relaying allows mobile terminals toparticipate in transmission even when these terminals are not being the initial source or final destination. This can be achieved in differentways ranging from simple conventional relaying to more sophisticated coding at terminal and relay nodes to improve transmissionperformance. The proposed work here studied such system by simulating different coding techniques to be used in two way relay networkcoding (TWRC). Some of these techniques were previously proposed to improve transmission performance in conventional datacommunication systems. BER performance of different arrangements of coding and relaying schemes are evaluated using computersimulation tests. Ideal AWGN channel model and standard wireless channel models for wireless networks are considered in the simulationtests. The results have been shown that coding schemes such as Trellis Coded Modulation (TCM) and Repeat Accumulate (RA) codes aremore suitable in two way relaying networks. Over AWGN, TCM-8PSK improves BER performance by at least 2 dB at high SNR fordifferent relaying arrangements. For fading channels, this advantage is slightly reduced. Regenerative repeating at relay node seems to be apromising arrangement. It seems that there is no sense in using RA codes over fading channels due to its poor performance and relativelylower speed caused by repetitions.