Before revision:  Given fixed power allocation to the OFDM subcarriers, we observe that a sorted-SNR subcarrier pairing strategy is data-rate optimal, where each relay pairs its incoming and outgoing subcarriers by their SNR order.
After revision:  Given fixed power allocation to the OFDM subcarriers, we observe that a sorted-SNR channel pairing strategy is data-rate optimal, where each relay pairs its incoming and outgoing subcarriers by their SNR order.