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In this paper, a bidirectional cognitive cross network using spatial modulation (SM) along with physical-layer network coding (PLNC) is proposed. In our model, a primary user pair located far from each other, exchanges information in the lack of a direct link so that a relay is required for a reliable communication. A secondary user pair shares their relay with the primary user in return for access to the licensed spectrum. Both users exploit SM while the relay also applies PLNC. It is assumed that each user pair can eavesdrop the signal of the other user pair to use these signals as side information and cancel them from the PLNC mapped signal broadcasted by the relay. Optimum power allocation, in which two scenarios are considered, is proposed for sources and the relay. In Scenario 1, the optimization is performed by minimizing the bit error probability (BEP) of the primary user due to its priority in the licensed band. Scenario 2, which minimizes BEP of both users, provides the optimum results for the whole system. A theoretical BEP analysis is performed and the results are supported via computer simulation results, which are in perfect match with theoretical findings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Successive relaying has recently emerged as an effective technique for cooperative networks and provides significant improvements in bandwidth efficiency over traditional relaying techniques; however, to achieve full-diversity, the available successive relaying protocols generally assume noise-free source-relay and interference-free inter-relay channels. In this paper, a novel successive relaying protocol is proposed for N-relay wireless networks by removing these optimistic assumptions. The proposed protocol benefits from distributed space-time block codes (STBCs) with coordinate interleaving and relay selection. It achieves a diversity order of two and high transmission rate under realistic network conditions with single-symbol maximum likelihood (ML) detection. A general N-relay signaling protocol is presented, and specific design examples are given for N=2, 3 and 4-relay cooperative networks. The average symbol error probability (ASEP) is analytically derived and shown to match with computer simulation results. It is also shown via computer simulations that the proposed scheme achieves significantly better error performance and is more robust to channel estimation errors than its counterparts given in the literature under realistic network conditions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]