Exact capacity analysis of multihop transmission over amplify-and-forward relay fading channels

Ferkan Yilmaz, Oǧuz Kucur, Mohamed-Slim Alouini

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Abstract

In this paper, we propose an analytical framework on the exact computation of the average capacity of multihop transmission over amplify-and-forward relay fading channels. Our approach relies on the algebraic combination of Mellin and Laplace transforms to obtain exact single integral expressions which can be easily computed by Gauss-Chebyshev Quadrature (GCQ) rule. As such, the derived results are a convenient tool to analyze the average capacity of multihop transmission over amplify-and-forward relay fading channels. As an application of the analytical framework on the exact computation of the average capacity of multihop transmission, some examples are accentuated for generalized Nakagami-m fading channels. Numerical and simulation results, performed to verify the correctness of the proposed formulation, are in perfect agreement. ©2010 IEEE.
Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication21st Annual IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Pages2293-2298
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)9781424480166
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2010

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