Title :
A generalized solution for diversity combining techniques in fading channels
Author :
Da Silva, Claudio R C M ; Yacoub, Michel Daoud
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., State Univ. of Campinas, Brazil
fDate :
1/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This paper develops an exact and general formulation in order to investigate the performance of equal gain, selection/equal gain, and selection/maximal ratio combining techniques. The performance is examined in terms of both the reliability and mean signal-to-noise ratio at the combiner output. Although the solution presented here considers the Nakagami fading environment, the formulation is general and can be easily applied to any other fading channel
Keywords :
Rician channels; diversity reception; fading channels; noise; reliability; Nakagami fading environment; Rice fading channels; combiner output; diversity combining techniques; equal gain combining techniques; fading channel; fading channels; generalized solution; mean signal-to-noise ratio; reliability; selection/equal gain combining techniques; selection/maximal ratio combining techniques; wireless systems; Channel estimation; Degradation; Diversity reception; Fading; Helium; Nakagami distribution; Performance gain; Probability density function; Signal to noise ratio; Sliding mode control;
Journal_Title :
Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on
