TY - GEN
T1 - On the performance of mixed RF/FSO dual-hop transmission systems
AU - Ansari, Imran Shafique
AU - Yilmaz, Ferkan
AU - Alouini, Mohamed Slim
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - In this work, the performance analysis of a dualhop relay transmission system composed of asymmetric radio-frequency (RF)/free-space optical (FSO) links is presented. This work is based on the fact that FSO links are cost-effective, license-free and can provide even higher bandwidths compared to the traditional RF links. More specifically, in this work, we build on the cumulative distribution function presented in [1] to derive new exact closed-form expressions for the probability density function, moment generating function, and moments of the end-to-end signal-to-noise ratio. We then capitalize on these results to offer new exact closed-form expressions for the higherorder amount of fading, average error rate for binary and M-ary modulation schemes, and ergodic capacity, all in terms of Meijer's G functions. Our new analytical results were also verified via computer-based Monte-Carlo simulation results.
AB - In this work, the performance analysis of a dualhop relay transmission system composed of asymmetric radio-frequency (RF)/free-space optical (FSO) links is presented. This work is based on the fact that FSO links are cost-effective, license-free and can provide even higher bandwidths compared to the traditional RF links. More specifically, in this work, we build on the cumulative distribution function presented in [1] to derive new exact closed-form expressions for the probability density function, moment generating function, and moments of the end-to-end signal-to-noise ratio. We then capitalize on these results to offer new exact closed-form expressions for the higherorder amount of fading, average error rate for binary and M-ary modulation schemes, and ergodic capacity, all in terms of Meijer's G functions. Our new analytical results were also verified via computer-based Monte-Carlo simulation results.
KW - Amount of fading (AF)
KW - Asymmetric dual-hop relay system
KW - Binary modulation schemes
KW - Bit-error rate (BER)
KW - Free-space optical (FSO) communications
KW - Meijer's G function
KW - Mixed radio frequency (RF)/FSO systems
KW - Optical wireless communications
KW - Symbol error rate (SER)
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84893561727&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/VTCSpring.2013.6692668
DO - 10.1109/VTCSpring.2013.6692668
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84893561727
SN - 9781467363372
T3 - IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference
BT - 2013 IEEE 77th Vehicular Technology Conference, VTC Spring 2013 - Proceedings
T2 - 2013 IEEE 77th Vehicular Technology Conference, VTC Spring 2013
Y2 - 2 June 2013 through 5 June 2013
ER -