Cooperative Diversity in Wireless Networks: Algorithms and Architectures

Toeectivelycombatmultipathfadingacrossmultipleprotocollayersinwirelessnetworks,thisdissertationdevelopsenergy-ecientalgorithmsthatemploycertainkindsofcooperationamongterminals,andillustrateshowonemightincorporatethesealgorithmsintovariousnetworkarchitectures.Inthesetechniques,setsofterminals