DocumentCode
1305420
Title
Bivariate η-μ Fading Distribution with Application to Analysis of Diversity Systems
Author
Ermolova, Natalia Y. ; Tirkkonen, Olav
Author_Institution
Sch. of Electr. Eng., Dept. of Commun. & Networking, Aalto Univ., Aalto, Finland
Volume
10
Issue
10
fYear
2011
fDate
10/1/2011 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
3158
Lastpage
3162
Abstract
In this letter, we derive expressions for the moment generating function (MGF), for the probability density and cumulative distribution functions, as well as for joint moments of the bivariate η-μ fading distribution. By using the MGF-based approach, we obtain a finite-integral expression for evaluation of the bit error probability in dual-branch diversity systems with correlated branches. We present also an algorithm for generation of two correlated η-μ variables.
Keywords
diversity reception; fading channels; statistical distributions; MGF; bit error probability; bivariate η-μ fading distribution; cumulative distribution functions; dual-branch diversity systems; finite integral expression; joint moments; moment generating function; probability density function; Bit error rate; Correlation; Diversity methods; Diversity reception; Error probability; Fading channels; Bivariate distributions; diversity systems; fading radio channels;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Wireless Communications, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1536-1276
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TWC.2011.081011.102134
Filename
5995304
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