Performance analysis and power allocation for two-way multi-user mixed RF/FSO relay networks

Yasser F. Al-Eryani, Anas M. Salhab, Salam A. Zummo, Mohamed Slim Alouini

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Abstract

This paper studies the performance of two-way multiuser mixed radio frequency/free space optical (RF/FSO) relay networks with opportunistic user scheduling1 and asymmetric fading channels. The considered system consists of multiple users communicating with a destination node through a decode-and forward (DF) relay in a two-way fashion. The links between the users and relay are assumed to be Rayleigh distributed RF channels, while the link between the relay and destination is Gamma-Gamma fading FSO channel. First, exact closed-form and asymptotic (high signal-to-noise ratio (SNR)) expressions are derived for the outage probability. Then, the asymptotic results are used to conduct a power optimization algorithm where exact expressions for the optimal transmission powers are provided. Additionally, performance comparisons between the considered two-way relaying (TWR) and one-way relaying (OWR) schemes under different network parameters are provided and discussed. The results show that the opportunistic user scheduling in TWR networks does not affect the network diversity order, but it enhances the system coding gain. Additionally, it is found that severe pointing error may result in a total service blockage. Additionally, the proposed power allocation scheme is found to enhance the network outage performance significantly compared to the scheme of equal power allocation.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2018 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, WCNC 2018
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages1-6
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781538617342
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 8 2018
Event2018 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, WCNC 2018 - Barcelona, Spain
Duration: Apr 15 2018Apr 18 2018

Publication series

NameIEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, WCNC
Volume2018-April
ISSN (Print)1525-3511

Conference

Conference2018 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, WCNC 2018
Country/TerritorySpain
CityBarcelona
Period04/15/1804/18/18

Keywords

  • Gamma-Gamma fading
  • Mixed RF/FSO relaying
  • Opportunistic user scheduling
  • Power allocation
  • Two-way relaying

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Engineering

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