Title :
On the second-order statistics of a dual-hop Weibull fading channel
Author :
Chau, Yawgeng A. ; Huang, Karl Y.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Commun. Eng., Yuan Ze Univ., Chungli, Taiwan
Abstract :
The average level crossing rates (LCR) and average fade durations (AFD) are useful second-order statistics of a fading channel. In this paper, the LCR and AFD are derived for a dual-hop Weibull fading channel with an amplify-and-forward (AF) relay and a fixed relay gain. Numerical results of the average LCR and AFD are examined for different channel parameters.
Keywords :
Weibull distribution; fading channels; numerical analysis; relays; amplify-and-forward relay; average fade durations; dual-hop Weibull fading channel; fixed relay gain; level crossing rates; second-order statistics; Distribution functions; Frequency measurement; Mobile communication; Rayleigh channels; Relays; Signal design; Signal processing; Statistics; Weibull distribution; Weibull fading channels;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Signal Processing and Communication Systems, 2009. ISPACS 2009. International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Kanazawa
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5015-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5016-9
DOI :
10.1109/ISPACS.2009.5383878
