DocumentCode
1067591
Title
Simple precise approximations to Weibull sums
Author
Filho, Jose Candido Silveira Santos ; Yacoub, Michel Daoud
Author_Institution
Dept. of Commun., Univ. of Campinas
Volume
10
Issue
8
fYear
2006
Firstpage
614
Lastpage
616
Abstract
Simple and precise closed-form approximations to the probability density function and cumulative distribution function of the sum of independent identically distributed Weibull variates are derived. The new approximations find applicability in several wireless communications issues such as equal-gain combining, signal detection, linear equalizers, outage probability, intersymbol interference, and phase jitter
Keywords
Weibull distribution; approximation theory; probability; radiocommunication; CDF; PDF; Weibull sum; closed-form approximation; cumulative distribution function; probability density function; wireless communication; Distribution functions; Diversity reception; Equalizers; Intersymbol interference; Jitter; Probability density function; Shape; Signal detection; Statistical distributions; Weibull fading channels;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Communications Letters, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1089-7798
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/LCOMM.2006.1665128
Filename
1665128
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