DocumentCode
1280388
Title
Analysis of hybrid selection/maximal-ratio combining in Rayleigh fading
Author
Win, Moe Z. ; Winters, Jack H.
Author_Institution
Wireless Syst. Res. Dept, AT&T Labs. Res., Red Bank, NJ, USA
Volume
47
Issue
12
fYear
1999
fDate
12/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1773
Lastpage
1776
Abstract
We use a novel virtual branch technique to succinctly derive the mean and variance of the combiner output signal-to-noise ratio for hybrid selection/maximal-ratio combining in a multipath-fading environment
Keywords
Rayleigh channels; diversity reception; multipath channels; statistical analysis; Rayleigh fading; SNR variance; combiner output SNR; hybrid selection/maximal-ratio combining; mean SNR; multipath-fading environment; reduced-complexity diversity combining; signal-to-noise ratio; virtual branch technique; Analysis of variance; Diversity methods; Diversity reception; Energy consumption; Fading; Lifting equipment; Performance analysis; Random variables; Rayleigh channels; Signal to noise ratio;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Communications, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0090-6778
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/26.809693
Filename
809693
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