Simple Expressions for the SER of Dual MRC in Correlated Nakagami-q (Hoyt) Fading

Author

Hemachandra, Kasun T. ; Beaulieu, Norman C.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr., Comput. Eng., Univ. of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada

Volume

14

Issue

8

fYear

2010

fDate

8/1/2010 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

743

Lastpage

745

Abstract

Simple expressions for the symbol error rate of some coherent and noncoherent modulation schemes with dual maximal ratio combining operating in identically distributed correlated Nakagami-q fading are derived. The new expressions are derived based on a decorrelation transformation applied to the correlated branches. New expressions are given as both closed-form and finite range single integrals of elementary mathematical functions, which can be easily evaluated using mathematical software.

Keywords

Nakagami channels; diversity reception; modulation; Hoyt fading channel; SER expression; closed-form expression; coherent modulation schemes; correlated Nakagami-q fading channel; decorrelation transformation; dual maximal ratio combining; elementary mathematical functions; finite range single integrals; mathematical software; noncoherent modulation schemes; symbol error rate; Binary phase shift keying; Bit error rate; Correlation; Decorrelation; Diversity reception; Error analysis; Fading; Helium; Integral equations; Nakagami distribution; Signal to noise ratio; Wireless communication; Correlated fading channels; maximal-ratio combining; moment generating function; symbol error rate;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Communications Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1089-7798

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LCOMM.2010.08.100773

Filename

5545655