DocumentCode
1337326
Title
Probability of error for equal-gain combiners over Rayleigh channels: some closed-form solutions
Author
Zhang, Q.T.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Ryerson Polytech. Inst., Toronto, Ont., Canada
Volume
45
Issue
3
fYear
1997
fDate
3/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
270
Lastpage
273
Abstract
The probability of error of a general equal-gain combiner (EG) in closed form is not available in the literature. By formulating the problem in the framework of signal detection and evaluating the probability of error directly from the characteristic function (CF) of the signal at the combiner output, we obtain closed-form solutions for the probability of error of the EG combiner with two or three branches operating over a Rayleigh-fading channel
Keywords
Rayleigh channels; diversity reception; error statistics; fading; probability; signal detection; Rayleigh channel; Rayleigh fading channel; characteristic function; closed-form solutions; coherent detection; equal-gain combiners; error probability; noncoherent detection; predetection diversity; signal detection; Binary phase shift keying; Closed-form solution; Diversity reception; Frequency shift keying; Gaussian noise; Nakagami distribution; Phase shift keying; Probability density function; Rayleigh channels; Signal detection;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Communications, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0090-6778
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/26.558680
Filename
558680
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