DocumentCode
1354391
Title
Bit error analysis of equal gain combining reception for Nakagami fading channels: an exact formulation
Author
De Silva, C.R.C.M. ; Yacoub, M.D.
Author_Institution
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., State Univ. of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Volume
36
Issue
13
fYear
2000
fDate
6/22/2000 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1147
Lastpage
1149
Abstract
An exact formulation for estimating the bit error rate for equal gain combining reception is presented, assuming an arbitrary number of independent branches in a Nakagami fading channel. The presented model is general and can be applied to any modulation scheme
Keywords
digital radio; diversity reception; error statistics; fading channels; radio reception; BER estimation; Nakagami fading channels; bit error analysis; bit error rate estimation; equal gain combining reception; model;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:20000813
Filename
850473
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