Blind detection for two-hop relay network without direct link

Abstract

In practice, channel coefficient information may not be available. Hence, a blind detection may be necessary. In addition, the direct link from a source to a destination may not be available. Therefore, information may have to flow through a relay, which is called a two-hop relay network. This thesis analyses the performance of the two-hop relay network by applying a blind detection assuming a decode-and-forward relay.