Title :
Error rate analysis of threshold-based hybrid selection/maximal-ratio diversity over correlated nakagami-m fading channels
Author :
Sagias, Nikos C. ; Peppas, Kostas
Author_Institution :
Lab. of Mobile Commun., Athens
fDate :
12/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
An exact performance analysis of triple-branch threshold-based hybrid selection/maximal-ratio combining (T-HS/MRC) receivers over correlated Nakagami-m fading channels is presented. Our analysis is valid for integer-order fading parameters and an arbitrary covariance matrix. Following the moment-generating function-based approach, the error rate performance of T-HS/MRC receivers for various modulation formats is analytically obtained. Various performance evaluation results are also presented and compared to equivalent simulation ones.
Keywords :
Nakagami channels; covariance matrices; error statistics; arbitrary covariance matrix; correlated Nakagami m fading channels; error rate analysis; integer order fading parameters; maximal ratio diversity; threshold based hybrid selection; Additive white noise; Covariance matrix; Diversity reception; Error analysis; Error probability; Fading; Modulation; Performance analysis; Signal to noise ratio; Statistics;
Journal_Title :
Communications Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LCOMM.2007.071432
