Performance analysis of dual-hop AF relay systems with interference-limited destination in Nakagami-m/Rician fading channels

Anas M. Salhab*, Fawaz Al-Qahtani, Salam A. Zummo, Hussein Alnuweiri

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Abstract

In this paper, we evaluate the performance of a dual-hop fixed-gain amplify-and-forward (AF) relay system in the presence of co-channel interference (CCI) at the destination. The analysis assumes a noise-limited relay and an interference-limited destination. Furthermore, the source-relay and the relay-destination channels of the desired user are assumed to be Nakagami-m distributed and the interferers' channels are assumed to follow the Rician distribution. We derive approximate closed-form expressions for the outage probability and the average symbol error rate (SER) for the proposed system. Both, the independent non-identical distributed (i.n.d.) and the independent identical distributed (i.i.d.) cases of desired user channels are provided. The Monte Carlo simulations are provided to validate the accuracy of the analytical results. Also, the impact of the interference and other system parameters, such as the fading parameter m and outage probability threshold on the system performance are considered.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2012 11th International Conference on Information Science, Signal Processing and their Applications, ISSPA 2012
Pages141-145
Number of pages5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012
Externally publishedYes
Event2012 11th International Conference on Information Science, Signal Processing and their Applications, ISSPA 2012 - Montreal, QC, Canada
Duration: 2 Jul 20125 Jul 2012

Publication series

Name2012 11th International Conference on Information Science, Signal Processing and their Applications, ISSPA 2012

Conference

Conference2012 11th International Conference on Information Science, Signal Processing and their Applications, ISSPA 2012
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityMontreal, QC
Period2/07/125/07/12

Keywords

  • amplify-and-forward
  • co-channel interference
  • dual-hop networks
  • Relay
  • Rician fading

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