Title :
Use of the RAKE receiver to counterbalance the effect of fading on the capacity of a CDMA channel
Author :
Alencar, Marcelo S. ; Assis, Francisco M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. de Engenharia Eletrica, Univ. Federal da Paraiba, Campina Grande, Brazil
Abstract :
This article analyzes a model for the code division multiple access channel that is subject to stochastic fading. A brief discussion on the effects of fading, in connection with mobile radio channels, is presented and the effect of Rayleigh fading on the capacity of the channel is investigated. The use of RAKE receiver to improve the capacity of the CDMA channel is discussed
Keywords :
Gaussian noise; Rayleigh channels; channel capacity; code division multiple access; fading; land mobile radio; pseudonoise codes; radio receivers; spread spectrum communication; CDMA; RAKE receiver; Rayleigh fading; channel capacity; code division multiple access; mobile radio channels; stochastic fading; Channel capacity; Fading; Gaussian noise; Multiaccess communication; Multipath channels; Postal services; Rayleigh channels; Signal to noise ratio; Spread spectrum communication; Stochastic processes;
Conference_Titel :
Vehicular Technology Conference, 1996. Mobile Technology for the Human Race., IEEE 46th
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3157-5
DOI :
10.1109/VETEC.1996.501392
