Title :
Probability of error for equal-gain combiners over Rayleigh channels: some closed-form solutions
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Ryerson Polytech. Inst., Toronto, Ont., Canada
fDate :
3/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
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;
Journal_Title :
Communications, IEEE Transactions on
