Dhaka, KalpanaMallik, Ranjan K.Schober, Robert2013-05-292013-05-2920122012-02Dhaka, K., Mallik, R.K., & Schober, R. (2012). Performance Analysis of Decode-and-Forward Multi-Hop Communication: A Difference Equation Approach. IEEE Transactions on Communications, 60(2): 340-345.0090-6778http://hdl.handle.net/10625/51245The presence of multiple users between signal transmission source and destination enables division of long links into multiple shorter links; this reduces signal attenuation, extends battery life, and provides broader and cheaper coverage along with high spectral efficiency. Cooperation among multiple users communicating in chronological sequence enables the realization of high data rates as users act as both information source and relay. This paper examines benefits of multi-hop transmission and concludes it has significant advantages over direct signal transmission.Text1 digital file (p. 340-345)Application/pdfenCOHERENT AND NON-COHERENT DETECTIONDECODE-AND-FORWARD (DF) RELAYINGDIFFERENCE EQUATIONM-ARY PHASE-SHIFT KEYING (MPSK)MULTI-HOP COMMUNICATIONORTHOGONAL M-ARY FREQUENCY-SHIFT KEYING (OMFSK)POWER ALLOCATIONSYMBOL ERROR PROBABILITY (SEP)MULTI-HOP COMMUNICATIONRAYLEIGH FADINGSIGNAL TO NOISE RATIOSSIGNAL TRANSMISSIONJournal Article (peer-reviewed)