{"paper":{"title":"A Comprehensive Performance Evaluation of a DF-Based Multi-Hop System Over $\\alpha-\\kappa-\\mu$ and $\\alpha-\\kappa-\\mu$-Extreme Fading Channels","license":"http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/","headline":"","cross_cats":["math.IT"],"primary_cat":"cs.IT","authors_text":"Manpreet Kaur, Sandeep Kumar, Tau Raphael Rasethuntsa","submitted_at":"2019-03-22T04:34:49Z","abstract_excerpt":"In this work, an integrated performance evaluation of a decode-and-forward (DF) multi-hop wireless communication system is undertaken over the non-linear generalized $\\alpha-\\kappa-\\mu$ and $\\alpha-\\kappa-\\mu$-Extreme fading models. Analytical formulas for the probability density function (PDF) and the cumulative distribution function (CDF) of the received signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) as well as its generalized moments and moment generating function (MGF) are derived. Based on the derived PDFs, novel closed-form expressions for traditional performance metrics such as amount of fading (AF), outa"},"claims":{"count":0,"items":[],"snapshot_sha256":"258153158e38e3291e3d48162225fcdb2d5a3ed65a07baac614ab91432fd4f57"},"source":{"id":"1903.09353","kind":"arxiv","version":1},"verdict":{"id":null,"model_set":{},"created_at":null,"strongest_claim":"","one_line_summary":"","pipeline_version":null,"weakest_assumption":"","pith_extraction_headline":""},"references":{"count":0,"sample":[],"resolved_work":0,"snapshot_sha256":"258153158e38e3291e3d48162225fcdb2d5a3ed65a07baac614ab91432fd4f57","internal_anchors":0},"formal_canon":{"evidence_count":0,"snapshot_sha256":"258153158e38e3291e3d48162225fcdb2d5a3ed65a07baac614ab91432fd4f57"},"author_claims":{"count":0,"strong_count":0,"snapshot_sha256":"258153158e38e3291e3d48162225fcdb2d5a3ed65a07baac614ab91432fd4f57"},"builder_version":"pith-number-builder-2026-05-17-v1"}