Abstract: This article investigates the significant performances of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM)-based dual-hop system in the presence of phase noise (PN). A scenario with Rayleigh fading statistics on both hops is assumed. Amplification factor for this amplify-and-forward (AF) relay networks system is divided into two conditions, average power scaling (APS) and instantaneous power scaling (IPS). Before deriving signal-to-noise ratios (SNR) under APS and IPS, the Gaussianity of intercarrier interference (ICI) is proved firstly. The accurate closed-form expressions of end-to-end SNR cumulative distribution functions (CDF) and probability density functions (PDF) for both cases are obtained later. With the help of moment generating functions (MGF), we have closed-form asymptotic expressions of bit error rate (BER), which show that the BER of system in the presence of PN cannot exceed a fixed level even when SNR in high regime. Finally, simulations verify accuracy of the results. Conclusion analysis will provide a useful help in future application of the system.

Key words: OFDM-AF system, phase noise, average power scaling, instantaneous power scaling