Modulation diversity (MoDiv) is a simple and practical transmission enhancement technique that utilizes different modulation mappings to reduce packet loss rate and achieve higher link throughput. MoDiv is particularly meaningful… Click to show full abstract
Modulation diversity (MoDiv) is a simple and practical transmission enhancement technique that utilizes different modulation mappings to reduce packet loss rate and achieve higher link throughput. MoDiv is particularly meaningful and effective in Hybrid-Automatic Repeat reQuest (HARQ) systems. We study the deployment and optimization of MoDiv for HARQ in a MIMO-coordinated multi-point scenario under Rician fading channel to mitigate packet loss. We formulate the design optimization of MoDiv into a quadratic 3-D assignment problem, then solve it using a modified iterated local search method. Numerical results demonstrate clear performance gain over simple retransmissions and over a heuristic design under fading channels.
               
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