Title :
Generalized moment estimators for the Nakagami fading parameter
Author :
Cheng, Julian ; Beaulieu, Norman C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Eng., Alberta Univ., Edmonton, Alta., Canada
fDate :
4/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Moment-based estimation of the Nakagami-m fading parameter is studied. A family of new, generalized, estimators, based on real (integer and possibly noninteger) sample moments, is derived. A new integer-moment estimator that outperforms known integer-moment estimators is presented. The new moment-based estimators are asymptotically unbiased and efficient.
Keywords :
fading channels; multipath channels; parameter estimation; Nakagami fading parameter; Nakagami-m fading; generalized moment estimators; integer-moment estimator; moment-based estimation; multipath fading channels; real sample moments; Fading; Frequency measurement; Maximum likelihood estimation; Nakagami distribution; Parameter estimation; Probability density function; Random variables;
Journal_Title :
Communications Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/4234.996038
