Title :
Second-order statistics for equal gain and maximal ratio diversity-combining reception
Author :
Yacoub, M.D. ; da Silva, C.R.C.M. ; B, J. E Vargas
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., State Univ. of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
fDate :
2/17/2000 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Exact and closed-form expressions for the level crossing rate and average fade duration are presented for equal gain combining and maximal ratio combining schemes, assuming an arbitrary number of independent branches in a Rayleigh environment. The analytical results are thoroughly validated by simulation
Keywords :
Rayleigh channels; diversity reception; fading channels; multipath channels; Rayleigh environment; average fade duration; closed-form expressions; equal gain combining; level crossing rate; maximal ratio diversity-combining reception; second-order statistics;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20000288
