Published January 1, 2021 | Version v1
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Consensus Analysis of Wireless Multi-Agent Systems Over Fading Channels

  • 1. Bogazici Univ, Dept Elect & Elect Engn, TR-34342 Istanbul, Turkey
  • 2. Rhein Westfal TH Aachen, ISEK Res & Teaching Area, D-52062 Aachen, Germany
  • 3. Trier Univ Appl Sci, Res Grp Distributed Syst, D-54293 Trier, Germany
  • 4. Rhein Westfal TH Aachen, Inst Commun Technol & Embedded Syst, D-52062 Aachen, Germany
  • 5. Istanbul Tech Univ, Dept Elect & Commun Engn, TR-34467 Istanbul, Turkey

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In this letter, the probability of reaching consensus in wireless multi-agent systems (WMASs) is introduced. Starting with the connectivity probability of random graphs, and considering link outages between agents, we obtain the probability expression that a WMAS with N agents reaches consensus. We validate the obtained exact expression via simulation results. Furthermore, we show that the corresponding diversity order is N-1, hence increasing the number of agents will contribute towards the likelihood of consensus, despite the increased communication need between each agent. Finally, we observe that the consensus speed is highly dependent on the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) level and the number of agents in a WMAS.

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