Exact and asymptotic ergodic capacity analysis of the hybrid satellite-terrestrial cooperative system over generalised fading channels.

In this study, the authors analyse the ergodic capacity of the downlink channel in a hybrid satellite-terrestrial cooperative system. The satellite link experiences shadowed Rician fading and the terrestrial link follows Rayleigh fading. Using the moment generating function-based approach, they derived the formulae for the ergodic capacity with the amplify-and-forward protocol or the decode-and-fo...