Nouri, HatefUysal, MuratPanayırcı, Erdal2019-06-272019-06-272016131751-86281751-86361751-86281751-8636https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12469/469https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-com.2015.0640In this study the authors investigate the information theoretical limits on the performance of single-carrier cooperative underwater acoustic communication systems in the presence of intersymbol interference. The authors assume decode-and-forward relaying and consider orthogonal half-duplex cooperation. Under the assumptions of sparse and frequency-selective Rician fading channel and non-white correlated Gaussian ambient noise the authors derive expressions for bounds on the individual and achievable rates for both cases where channel state information is available at the transmitter or not. Using these expressions the authors optimise input signalling and relay location to maximise average achievable rates.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessUnderwater Acoustic CommunicationCooperative CommunicationIntersymbol InterferenceDecode and Forward CommunicationRician ChannelsGaussian NoiseRelay Networks (Telecommunication)OptimisationInformation Theoretical Performance AnalysisCooperative Underwater Acoustic Communication System OptimizationSingle-Carrier Cooperative Underwater Acoustic Communication SystemsDecode-and-Forward RelayingOrthogonal Half-Duplex CooperationFrequency-Selective Rician Fading ChannelSparse Rician Fading ChannelNonwhite Correlated Gaussian Ambient NoiseChannel State InformationInput Signalling OptimizationRelay Location OptimizationArticle812823710WOS:00037505760001010.1049/iet-com.2015.06402-s2.0-84966311913N/AQ2