On the generation of α-η-κ-μ samples with applications

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to propose a simple and efficient algorithm to generate white samples for the envelope of the α-η-κ-μ fading model. To this end, capitalizing on results available in the literature, the random number generator is implemented via the acceptance-rejection approach. The goodness-of-fit is objectively measured via the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test. We also address the performance of a digital communications system over the α-η-κ-μ fading channel in terms of the average bit error rate showing the impact of the fading parameters as an application for the random sequence generator. Theoretical and simulation results are contrasted, validating the accuracy of the generator.