From: Optimization of relay placement and power allocation for decode-and-forward cooperative relaying over correlated shadowed fading channels
Case I
Case II
Case III
Relay placement under equal power allocation
z∗ ≈ 0.55
z∗ ≈ 0.65
z∗ ≈ 0.45
Power allocation under midpoint relay placement
β∗ ≈ 0.6
β∗ ≈ 0.55
β∗ ≈ 0.7