New coding strategies for the relay channel

Abstract

This paper studies coding strategies for a three-node relay channel. We first review the basic coding strategies of Cover and El Gamal for the relay channel. Next, two new coding strategies superimposing cooperation and facilitation are developed. One of the coding strategies is shown to include the generalized strategy of Cover and El Gamal. For certain parameters of the Gaussian relay channel, the two new strategies give higher achievable rates than the generalized strategy of Cover and El Gamal