Hybrid TDMA-FDMA based inter-relay communication in cooperative networks over Nakagami-m fading channel

Hybrid Time division multiple access-Frequency division multiple access (TDMA-FDMA) based three time slots transmission protocol is proposed with inter-relay communication. In this paper an in-depth analysis of two protocols has been assessed for Nakagami-m fading channel. The system is also simulated at various relay locations to estimate the performance for optimization. Performance is analyzed in terms of Bit Error Rate (BER), Outage probability and Gain.