Joint optimization of power allocation and relay location for regenerative relaying with multi‐antenna reception at destination

We consider joint power allocation (PA) and relay positioning in a dual‐hop regenerative relay system with multiple antennas equipped at the destination. With a fixed relay location, an adaptive PA strategy at the source and relay under a sum power constraint that minimizes the system outage probability is presented. With a fixed PA strategy, the optimal relay location is derived. We then propose to jointly optimize PA and relay location. It is shown that employing more destination antennas and/or choosing an appropriate relay location can significantly save the power needed at the relay. Numerical results are presented to demonstrate the performance of the proposed PA and relay positioning algorithms. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.