Precise MGF performance analysis of amplify-and-forward cooperative diversity in Nakagami-m fading

Author

Lei, Xianfu ; Beaulieu, Norman C. ; Fan, Pingzhi

Author_Institution

Key Lab. of Inf. Coding & Transm., Southwest Jiaotong Univ., Chengdu

fYear

2009

fDate

13-15 May 2009

Firstpage

13

Lastpage

16

Abstract

Using the unified moment generating function method, an exact error rate analysis of channel state information assisted amplify-and-forward cooperative diversity wireless networks is derived. The analysis is valid for independent and non-identically distributed Nakagami-m fading channels with integer fading parameter m. An exact expression is derived for the moment generating function of the overall signal-to-noise ratio of a maximal ratio combining diversity receiver. The exact average symbol error probability of different M-ary modulations is obtained. Computer simulation is used to confirm the analytical results.

Keywords

fading channels; probability; radio networks; M-ary modulations; MGF performance analysis; Nakagami-m fading; amplify-and-forward cooperative diversity; channel state information; diversity receiver; exact error rate analysis; integer fading parameter; symbol error probability; wireless networks; Channel state information; Diversity reception; Error analysis; Error probability; Fading; Information analysis; Performance analysis; Signal generators; Signal to noise ratio; Wireless networks;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Information Theory, 2009. CWIT 2009. 11th Canadian Workshop on

Conference_Location

Ottawa, ON

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-3400-8

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-3401-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CWIT.2009.5069510

Filename

5069510