Coverage Probability Analysis of Amplify and Forward Based Multi-user Hybrid Satellite Terrestrial Relay Network

This article examines coverage probability for a multi-user hybrid satellite terrestrial relay network (HSTRN) with opportunistic user scheme. Better quality information are gathered via HSTRN-based networks for users on the ground. Simultaneous satellite signals are amplified by relays and relayed to terrestrial users with the highest instantaneous signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) on an individual channel. Analytically approximate coverage probability is derived for fixed and variable gain relaying. The multi-user relay network is analyzed under Nakagami-m fading, and Rician shadowed fading. We perform simulation and analytical validation to validate our study and compare the performance of fixed and variable gain relaying.