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Channel Estimation Techniques for Half-Duplex Cooperative Communication systems † ‡ † Aris S. Lalos , Athanasios A. Rontogiannis , Kostas Berberidis † Dept. of Computer Engineering Informatics and CTI/RD, University of Patras 26500, Rio-Patras, Greece ‡ Institute for Space Applications and Remote Sensing, National Observatory of Athens, 15236, Palea Penteli, Athens, Greece Emails: lalos@ceid.upatras.gr, tronto@space.noa.gr, berberid@ceid.upatras.gr Abstract— In this work we present efficient channel estimation R1 algorithms for wideband detect-and-forward (DF) based relay . networks. A generalization of a recently proposed transmission . model is utilized and the analysis is completely performed in Ri the frequency domain (FD). It is shown that all channels in S . D . the network from any node to the destination/receiver node can . be blindly estimated up to a phase ambiguities vector, related . to the source to destination channel frequency response. Hence, RN-1 by utilizing a small number of pilot symbols, phase ambiguities can be effectively resolved. As verified by computer simulations,