[HTML][HTML] On the capacity of a SIM-based cooperative NLOS UVC system with best relay selection

KK Garg, P Shaik, R Sharma, P Brida, O Krejcar… - ICT Express, 2024 - Elsevier
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Ultraviolet communication (UVC) is a promising technology due to its ability to operate in
non-line-of-sight (NLOS) mode thereby eliminating the pointing acquisition and tracking
(PAT) requirement as needed by infrared and visible light communications. However, NLOS
UVC suffers from very high attenuation and turbulence-induced fading when operated over
a long distance. Due to these limitations, the existing literature on the NLOS UVC is mostly
restricted to short-distance communications only. Therefore, this paper addresses these …
Abstract
Ultraviolet communication (UVC) is a promising technology due to its ability to operate in non-line-of-sight (NLOS) mode thereby eliminating the pointing acquisition and tracking (PAT) requirement as needed by infrared and visible light communications. However, NLOS UVC suffers from very high attenuation and turbulence-induced fading when operated over a long distance. Due to these limitations, the existing literature on the NLOS UVC is mostly restricted to short-distance communications only. Therefore, this paper addresses these challenges by proposing an outdoor subcarrier-intensity-modulation (SIM) based multi-relay cooperative communication system employing the best relay selection and decode-and-forward (DF) relaying protocol. The turbulence-induced fading is modelled using lognormal distribution under weak atmospheric turbulence conditions. We derive novel closed-form analytical expressions of outage probability and ergodic capacity. Correctness of the derived analytical expressions is validated through numerical simulations.
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