Modeling and analysis of hybrid channel based on FSO and RF technologies

We consider a mathematical model of a high-throughput hybrid communication system based on free-space optical (FSO) and radio-frequency (RF) technologies. Transmission of multimedia information is carried out via two communication lines working in a hot redundancy mode: a FSO channel and a millimeter radio waves channel. We also derive an ergodicity condition of the Markov process modeling the system operation and calculate required characteristics of a hybrid communication channel.