Abstract
This letter investigates the error performance of dual-hop amplify-and-forward (AF) relaying over α-μ fading channels. Specifically, making use of the Fox's H-function, closed-form exact expressions for the n-th moment of the received signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and average bit error probability (ABEP) are derived for arbitrary parameter values of the α-μ distribution. To gain insights into the error performance, a closed-form ABEP expression for the case of asymptotically high SNR at the second hop is also derived. The analytical expressions are validated through simulations.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 221-225 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | AEU - International Journal of Electronics and Communications |
Volume | 108 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 2019 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2019 Elsevier GmbH
Keywords
- Amplify-and-forward relaying
- Average bit error probability
- α-μ fading
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering