Author
Kazemi, Hossein, Uysal, Murat, Touati, F.
Publication Date
2014
Publication Place
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IEEE
Subject
Finite-state Markov chain (FSMC), Soft-switching, Hybrid free-space optical/radio-frequency (FSO/RF), Outage probability, Weather condition
Type
Document
Language
English
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Library
Özyeğin University
Library Asset ID
978-147996676-9
Record ID
f1c8a54b-312e-4ab2-955f-5ab811544213
Library Location
Electrical & Electronics Engineering
Date
2014
Notes
Due to copyright restrictions, the access to the full text of this article is only available via subscription.
Sample Text
In this paper, we analyze the outage probability of a hybrid free-space optical/radio-frequency (FSO/RF) communication system with soft-switching. In soft-switching approach, either one of the links or both links can be active relying on their availabilities. We first model the link selection required for soft-switching between the FSO and RF channels in different weather conditions by a finite-state Markov chain (FSMC) process. Then, based on the proposed model, we derive a closed-form outage probability expression in terms of various system and weather condition parameters. Numerical results are provided to present the outage performance under various weather conditions.
DOI
10.1109/IWOW.2014.6950767
