Decode-and-forward relaying using a backscatter device: Power allocation and BER analysis

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2020-06-17

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Jia, Xiaolun
Zhou, Xiangyun

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IEEE

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We consider the use of a backscatter device as a relay, and examine a new decode-and-forward (DF) scheme specifically designed for backscatter relaying. In the proposed scheme, the source node transmits continuous-wave (CW) signals to power the backscatter relay in the relay-to-destination phase of the data transmission. We characterise the end-to-end bit error rate (BER) performance for on-off keying (OOK) modulation. In addition, we formulate and solve a power allocation problem at the source node, where the source is subject to a power budget constraint. Numerical results show that the relay-to-destination link is the bottleneck for the end-to-end performance; and that it is essential to allocate most of the source's power budget to its transmission of CW signals to power the relay's transmission.

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2099-12-31