Adaptive Combined Channel-Network Coding for Cooperative Relay Aided Cognitive Radio Networks

Abstract

Cognitive radio (CR) is one of the emerging technologies for 4G/5G applications. Cooperative relay communications and network coding are some techniques that helped in enhancing the CR applications. This paper considers a primary broadcasting system for multimedia video streaming applications that broadcasts data to the primary users and to an aiding cooperative relay CR secondary system. The cooperative overlay secondary system can use many error control coding techniques for point-to-point data retransmissions such as channel coding, network coding, and combined coding techniques to enhance the system performance under variable channel conditions. This work proposes a novel adaptive combined channel network coding (AC2NC) technique for data retransmissions. The new AC2NC first analyses the channel feedback information and then selects the best retransmission coding technique based on the targeted bandwidth or transmission time optimization. This is instead of using a single static channel or network coding technique with dynamic channel conditions. The proposed AC2NC improves the system throughput, decreases the retransmission time, and avails more spectrum access opportunities for the secondary system’s own data transmissions. The AC2NC relative bandwidth and time saving opportunities for CR users can exceed 90% under certain channel conditions versus some static coding techniques.