An analysis of k-connectivity in shadowing and Nakagami fading wireless multi-hop networks

• Main Authors: Zhang, Lili, Soong, Boon Hee, Zhang, Yan, Ma, Maode, Guan, Yong Liang
• Other Authors: School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering::Wireless communication systems
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/94353; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/7148
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In this paper, we develop kappa-connectivity in wireless multi-hop networks in the presence of both the log-normal shadowing and Nakagami-m fading. The formula are generally applicable in a variety of realistic physical situations. Based on the results, we are able to find the critical node density to satisfy node kappa-connectivity almost with probability 1. In addition, kappa-connectivity shows significant difference with distinct channel conditions, which necessitates a generic result. The result is useful for the design of a wireless multi-hop network in practice.