Channel capacity analysis of a mixed dual-hop radio-frequency-free space optical transmission system with Malaga distribution

abstract

• The Institution of Engineering and Technology. In this study, the channel capacity performance of a dual-hop asymmetric radio-frequency-free space optical (RF-FSO) communication system in the presence of pointing errors is presented. Here, both fixed-gain amplify and forward (AF) and decode and forward (DF) relays are considered. The RF link experiences Rayleigh fading and the FSO link experiences Mlaga distributed turbulence channel. For this mixed RF-FSO cooperative system, novel mathematical expressions for cumulative distributive function (CDF) and the channel capacity are derived and performance is analysed with both fixed-gain AF and DF relays in the presence of pointing errors. In addition, the authors derive the asymptotic expressions for the CDF and the channel capacity derived earlier in terms of Meijer's G function in the high signal-to-noise ratio regime.

authors

• Qaraqe, Khalid

published proceedings

• IET COMMUNICATIONS

author list (cited authors)

• Vellakudiyan, J., Ansari, I. S., Palliyembil, V., Muthuchidambaranathan, P., & Qaraqe, K. A.

citation count

• 18

complete list of authors

• Vellakudiyan, Jagadeesh||Ansari, Imran Shafique||Palliyembil, Vineeth||Muthuchidambaranathan, Palanivel||Qaraqe, Khalid A

publication date

• November 2016

publisher

• Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)  Publisher

published in

• IET Communications  Journal

keywords

• Af Relays
• Amplify And Forward Communication
• Amplify And Forward Relays
• Cdf
• Channel Capacity
• Channel Capacity Analysis
• Cooperative Communication
• Cumulative Distributive Function
• Decode And Forward Communication
• Decode And Forward Relays
• Df Relays
• Free-space Optical Communication
• Fso Link
• Malaga Distributed Turbulence Channel
• Malaga Distribution
• Meijer's G Function
• Mixed Dual-hop Radio-frequency-free Space Optical Transmission System
• Mixed Rf-fso Cooperative System
• Radio Links
• Rayleigh Channels
• Rayleigh Fading
• Relay Networks (telecommunication)
• Rf Link
• Rf-fso Communication System
• Signal-To-Noise Ratio

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1049/iet-com.2016.0041

start page

• 2119

end page

• 2124

volume

• 10

issue

• 16

URL

• http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1049%2Fiet-com.2016.0041