Ergodic Capacity of Cognitive Satellite-Terrestrial Relay Networks with Practical Limitations

This paper investigates the impact of practical limitations, such as transceiver hardware impairments and channel state information mismatch, on a cognitive hybrid satellite-terrestrial relay network. Moreover, it is assumed that the network is under the effect of independent and non-identically distributed interference noises emerging from neighboring device nodes. Generalized closed-form expressions of ergodic capacity for a terrestrial user are obtained considering the interference temperature constraint's influence. Finally, derived findings are validated through Monte Carlo simulation and the impact of impairments is examined.