Impact of Propagation Environment on Energy-Efficient Relay Placement: Model and Performance Analysis

The performance of a relay-based cellular network is greatly affected by the relay location within a cell. Existing results for optimal relay placement do not reflect how the radio propagation environment and choice of the coding scheme can impact system performance. In this paper, we analyze the impact on relaying performance of node distances, relay height and line-of-sight conditions for both uplink and downlink transmissions, using several...