Unified performance analysis of hybrid-ARQ with incremental redundancy over free-space optical channels

Emna Zedini, Ali Chelli, Mohamed-Slim Alouini

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Abstract

In this paper, we carry out a unified performance analysis of hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) with incremental redundancy (IR) from an information theoretic perspective over a point-to-point free-space optical (FSO) system. First, we introduce a novel unified expression for the distribution of a single FSO link modeled by the Gamma fading that accounts for pointing errors subject to both types of detection techniques at the receiver side (i.e. heterodyne detection and intensity modulation with direct detection (IM/DD)). Then, we provide analytical expressions for the outage probability, the average number of transmissions, and the average transmission rate for HARQ with IR, assuming a maximum number of rounds for the HARQ protocol. In our study, the communication rate per HARQ round is constant. Our analysis demonstrates the importance of HARQ in improving the performance and reliability of FSO communication systems. All the given results are verified via computer-based Monte-Carlo simulations.
Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2014 IEEE 25th Annual International Symposium on Personal, Indoor, and Mobile Radio Communication (PIMRC)
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Pages774-778
Number of pages5
ISBN (Print)9781479949120
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2014

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