On the performance of mixed RF/FSO dual-hop transmission systems

Imran Shafique Ansari, Ferkan Yilmaz, Mohamed Slim Alouini

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Abstract

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.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2013 IEEE 77th Vehicular Technology Conference, VTC Spring 2013 - Proceedings
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013
Externally publishedYes
Event2013 IEEE 77th Vehicular Technology Conference, VTC Spring 2013 - Dresden, Germany
Duration: 2 Jun 20135 Jun 2013

Publication series

NameIEEE Vehicular Technology Conference
ISSN (Print)1550-2252

Conference

Conference2013 IEEE 77th Vehicular Technology Conference, VTC Spring 2013
Country/TerritoryGermany
CityDresden
Period2/06/135/06/13

Keywords

  • Amount of fading (AF)
  • Asymmetric dual-hop relay system
  • Binary modulation schemes
  • Bit-error rate (BER)
  • Free-space optical (FSO) communications
  • Meijer's G function
  • Mixed radio frequency (RF)/FSO systems
  • Optical wireless communications
  • Symbol error rate (SER)

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