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This paper investigates the average symbol error rate (ASER) performance of a dual-hop hybrid relaying system relying on both radio frequency (RF) and free space optical (FSO) links. Specifically, the RF link is used for supporting mobile…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2015-08-26 Lei Kong , Wei Xu , Lajos Hanzo , Hua Zhang , Chunming Zhao

In mobile communication system, due to the limitations of mobile device such as low power supply as well as small size, most of the processing should be done at the Base Station. Using multi-receive structure at the Base Station really…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-05-01 Mohammad Ali Amirabadi

High-Altitude Platform Stations (HAPS) are emerging as key enablers of future non-terrestrial networks (NTNs), supporting gigabit-class free-space optical (FSO) backhaul links while hosting laser-based sensing payloads. This tutorial and…

Optics · Physics 2025-11-11 Ali Elkhazraji , Mohamed-Slim Alouini , Aamir Farooq

In this work, we consider multi-hop and mesh hybrid teraHertz/free-space optics (THz/FSO)-based backhaul networks for high data-rate communications. The results are presented for the cases with both out-band integrated access and backhaul…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-06-19 Praveen Kumar Singya , Behrooz Makki , Antonio D'Errico , Mohamed-Slim Alouini

This paper studies the performance of hybrid radio-frequency (RF) and free-space optical (FSO) links in the cases with and without hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ). Considering millimeter wave (mmwave) characteristics in the RF link…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-03-29 Behrooz Makki , Tommy Svensson , Mohamed-Slim Alouini

This paper studies physical layer security in a wireless ad hoc network with numerous legitimate transmitter-receiver pairs and eavesdroppers. A hybrid full-/half-duplex receiver deployment strategy is proposed to secure legitimate…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-03-28 Tong-Xing Zheng , Hui-Ming Wang , Jinhong Yuan , Zhu Han , Moon Ho Lee

This paper presents the study and the realization of a hybrid 60 GHz wireless communications system. As the 60 GHz radio link operates only in a single-room configuration, an additional Radio over Fibre (RoF) link is used to ensure the…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2009-11-06 Lahatra Rakotondrainibe , Yvan Kokar , Gheorghe Zaharia , Ghaïs El Zein , Eric Tnaguy , Li Hongwu , Benoit Charbonier

In recent years, satellite communication (SatCom) systems have been widely used for navigation, broadcasting application, disaster recovery, weather sensing, and even spying on the Earth. As the number of satellites is highly increasing and…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-04-05 Olfa Ben Yahia , Eylem Erdogan , Gunes Karabulut Kurt , Ibrahim Altunbas , Halim Yanikomeroglu

Free-space optical (FSO) links are considered as a cost-efficient way to fill the backhaul/fronthaul connectivity gap between millimeter wave (mmWave) access networks and optical fiber based central networks. In this paper, we investigate…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-04-14 Yan Zhang , Jiayi Zhang , Liang Yang , Bo Ai , Mohamed-Slim Alouini

High throughput satellites employing multibeam antennas and full frequency reuse for broadband satellite services are considered in this paper. Such architectures offer, for example, a cost-effective solution to optimize data delivery and…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-02-08 Robert T. Schwarz , Thomas Delamotte , Kai-Uwe Storek , Andreas Knopp

Secure communications is becoming increasingly relevant in the development of space technology. Well established cryptographic technology is already in place and is expected to continue to be so. On the other hand, information theoretical…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-05-22 Angeles Vazquez-Castro , Masahito Hayashi

Satellite communications emerged as a promising extension to terrestrial networks in future 6G network research due to their extensive coverage in remote areas and ability to support the increasing traffic rate and heterogeneous networks.…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-01-11 Nora Abdelsalam , Saif Al-Kuwari , Aiman Erbad

The extensive deployment of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites introduces significant security challenges for communication security issues in Internet of Things (IoT) networks. With the rising number of satellites potentially acting as…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-07-08 Anna Talgat , Ruibo Wang , Mustafa A. Kishk , Mohamed-Slim Alouini

This paper studies physical-layer secure transmissions from a transmitter to a legitimate receiver against an eavesdropper over slow fading channels, taking into account the impact of finite blocklength secrecy coding. A comprehensive…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-02-11 Tong-Xing Zheng , Hui-Ming Wang , Derrick Wing Kwan Ng , Jinhong Yuan

In this paper, a multi-user multi-hop hybrid FSO / RF system is presented. This structure is consisted of two main parts. The main motivation of presenting this structure is communication in long-range impassable links or some specific…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2018-11-21 Mohammad Ali Amirabadi

In this work, we provide a detailed analysis of a dual-hop fixed gain (FG) amplify-and-forward relaying system, consisting of a hybrid radio frequency (RF) and free-space optical (FSO) channels. We introduce an impairment model which is the…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-02-12 Elyes Balti , Mohsen Guizani , Bechir Hamdaoui , Bassem Khalfi

Free-space optical (FSO) channel offers line-of-sight wireless communication with high data rates and high secrecy utilizing unlicensed optical spectrum and also paves the way to the solution of the last-mile access problem. Since…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-06-15 Noor Ahmed Sarker , A. S. M. Badrudduza , Milton Kumar Kundu , Imran Shafique Ansari

The emergence of Fifth-Generation (5G) communication networks has brought forth unprecedented connectivity with ultra-low latency, high data rates, and pervasive coverage. However, meeting the increasing demands of applications for seamless…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-04-22 Giovanni Grieco , Giovanni Iacovelli , Mattia Sandri , Marco Giordani , Michele Zorzi , Luigi Alfredo Grieco

One of the main problems in mobile communication systems is the degradation of Radio Frequency (RF) connection when mobile user is far from base station. One way to solve this problem is to increase the transmitter power, but the mobile…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2018-11-21 Mohammad Ali Amirabadi

In this paper, optimal linear precoding for the multibeam geostationary earth orbit (GEO) satellite with the multi-user (MU) multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) downlink scenario is addressed. Multiple-user interference is one of the…