This paper thoroughly investigates the performance of short-packet communications over
cascaded fading channels that have a variety of applications in mobile-to-mobile (M2M) …

With few exceptions, an analytical closed-form expression for the block error rate (BLER) is
lacking in block fading channels. Thus, the BLER is often obtained by numerical methods …

This paper introduces a novel and efficient method based on information theoretic metrics to
evaluate the accuracy of the first-order Markov approximation for block errors in …

The burst-error (BE) rate of dual-hop fading channels under a fixed fade threshold is
estimated based on the level crossing rate (LCR) and average fade duration (AFD). The …

Motivated by the current interest in ultra-reliable, low-latency, machine-type communication
systems, we investigate the tradeoff between reliability, throughput, and latency in the …

Several standards such as IEEE 802.11 a/g, IEEE 802.16, and the European Computer
Manufacturers Association (ECMA) multiband orthogonal frequency division multiplexing …

This letter presents a simple closed-form expression to evaluate the error probability of
binary fully-interleaved fading channels. The proposed expression does not require a …

Block-error processes in transmissions over slow-fading channels can be accurately
modeled by a two-state Markov chain [the block Markov model (BMM)]. Another line of …

Upcoming low-latency machine-to-machine (M2M) applications are currently attracting a
significant amount of interest from the wireless networking research community. The design …

This paper introduces a new and effective information theoretic test of the accuracy of the
Markov property of block errors in fading channels. We apply the test to verify the validity of a …