Error performance of digital modulation schemes with MRC diversity reception over η-μ fading channels

Author

Peppas, Kostas ; Lazarakis, Fotis ; Alexandridis, Antonis ; Dangakis, Kostas

Author_Institution

Nat. Centre for Sci. Res. "Demokritos", Inst. of Inf. & Telecommun., Athens, Greece

Volume

8

Issue

10

fYear

2009

fDate

10/1/2009 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

4974

Lastpage

4980

Abstract

This paper provides exact-form expressions for the average symbol error probability (ASEP) of various digital modulation schemes with maximal ratio combining (MRC) diversity over L independent, not necessarily identically distributed (n.i.d.) eta-mu fading channels. The derived expressions are given in terms of the Lauricella and Appell hypergeometric functions and include several others available in the literature such as those for Nakagami-m and Hoyt. General asymptotic ASEP expressions are also derived for all the considered modulation schemes which provide useful insights regarding the factors affecting the performance of the considered system.

Keywords

Nakagami channels; diversity reception; error statistics; modulation; Hoyt fading channel; Lauricella-Appell hypergeometric function; MRC diversity reception; Nakagami-m fading channel; asymptotic ASEP expression; average symbol error probability; digital modulation error performance scheme; eta-mu fading channel; maximal ratio combining; Binary phase shift keying; Digital modulation; Diversity reception; Error probability; Fading; Helium; Land mobile radio; Nakagami distribution; Quadrature amplitude modulation; Rayleigh channels; Digital modulation schemes, η-μ fading, average symbol error probability, maximal ratio combining diversity;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Wireless Communications, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1536-1276

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TWC.2009.081687

Filename

5288931