Interference analysis for square-shaped wireless networks with uniformly distributed nodes

Random wireless networks with finite number of nodes distributed uniformly in a square-shaped finite region are considered. The transmission channels are assumed to experience Nakagami-m fading. A closed-form expression for the cumulative distribution function (CDF) of the interference power imposed on two randomly-located communicating nodes is derived. In contrast to most of the existing literature, the receiving node is not necessarily required to be located at the center of the network region. Two packet traffic patterns, viz., slotted-synchronous and slotted-asynchronous are considered and closed-form expressions for the CDF of the interference is obtained for each traffic pattern. Computer simulation illustrates the validity of the theoretical analyses.