Maximal Ratio Combining Performance Analysis in Spatially Correlated Rayleigh Fading Channels with Imperfect Channel Knowledge

Author

Smith, D.B. ; Abhayapala, T.D.

Author_Institution

Wireless Signal Process., Nat. ICT Australia, Canberra, ACT

fYear

2005

fDate

5-5 Oct. 2005

Firstpage

549

Lastpage

553

Abstract

New results for the performance analysis of maximal ratio combining (MRC) using BPSK modulation in spatially correlated Rayleigh fading channels with imperfect channel knowledge are presented in terms of antenna array configuration and parameters of scatterer distributions. The utility of recently developed expressions for bit error probability is enhanced by application of a spatial correlation formulation for arbitrarily spaced antennas and general scatterer distributions. The results of performance analysis give valuable insight into the performance of MRC in realistic Rayleigh fading scenarios with imperfect channel state information for both isotropic and non-isotropic fading scenarios

Keywords

Rayleigh channels; antenna arrays; error statistics; phase shift keying; BPSK modulation; antenna array configuration; arbitrarily spaced antennas; bit error probability; imperfect channel knowledge; isotropic fading scenario; maximal ratio combining performance analysis; nonisotropic fading scenario; scatterer distributions; spatially correlated Rayleigh fading channels; Antenna arrays; Binary phase shift keying; Channel state information; Diversity reception; Error probability; Fading; Performance analysis; Rayleigh channels; Rayleigh scattering; Scattering parameters;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Communications, 2005 Asia-Pacific Conference on

Conference_Location

Perth, WA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-9132-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APCC.2005.1554121

Filename

1554121