Title :
A simple efficient method for generating independent Nakagami-m fading samples
Author :
Cao, Lingzhi ; Beaulieu, Norman C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Alberta Univ., Edmonton, Alta., Canada
fDate :
30 May-1 June 2005
Abstract :
The Nakagami-m distribution is an important fading model in wireless communications. However, no simple and efficient method for simulating Nakagami-m fading channels is available in the literature. This letter proposes a simple efficient method for generating independent Nakagami-m fading envelope samples for arbitrary values of m.
Keywords :
Nakagami channels; radiowave propagation; sampling methods; Nakagami-m distribution; fading envelope samples; fading model; independent Nakagami-m fading samples; wireless communications; Computational modeling; Computer simulation; Fading; Frequency; Nakagami distribution; Performance analysis; Probability density function; Rayleigh channels; Shape; Wireless communication; Fading channels; Nakagami; random variate; simulation;
Conference_Titel :
Vehicular Technology Conference, 2005. VTC 2005-Spring. 2005 IEEE 61st
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8887-9
DOI :
10.1109/VETECS.2005.1543246