Novel MCS Based Relay Protocols for Throughput Optimization Using AMC in LTE-Advanced System

Abstract

In this paper, we propose a throughput optimization scheme for relay protocols based on Adaptive Modulation and Coding (AMC). The performance of relay protocols with the AMC scheme and show that relay protocols with the AMC scheme are capable of providing better average throughput at a lower Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) level as compared to the conventional scheme with no AMC. We perform 3GPP Long Term Evolution-Advanced (LTE-A) parameters based simulations to prove the performance comparison of adaptive Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS) relay protocols with non-adaptive MCS relay protocols. The simulation results of the proposed system with adaptive MCS prove that among the Amplify-and-Forward (AF), Decode-and-Forward (DF) and De-Modulate-and-Forward (DMF), the DMF protocol performs best, at a lower SNR value and higher average throughput.