Error rate performance analysis of cooperative MRC receivers over generalized fading channels

Author

Alkurd, Rawan ; Shubair, Raed M. ; Abualhaol, Ibrahim

Author_Institution

Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., Khalifa Univ. of Sci., Technol. & Res., Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

fYear

2013

fDate

8-11 Dec. 2013

Firstpage

201

Lastpage

204

Abstract

Cooperative diversity is widely used in the new emerging wireless communication systems. In this paper, the average error rate performance of Cooperative Maximum Ratio Combing (CO-MRC) receiver is analyzed over generalized statistically-measured fading channels. The diversity links are assumed to be independent but not necessarily identically-faded. The general CO-MRC SNR-PDF is simulated for different values of the average Signal-to-Noise Ratio (γ_o). Then, the SNR-PDF expression is utilized to derive a closed-form expression for the approximated average error rate using different coherent modulation techniques. Monte Carlo simulation results are presented to validate the SNR-PDFs and the derived average error rate expressions.

Keywords

Monte Carlo methods; cooperative communication; fading channels; radio links; radio receivers; CO-MRC SNR-PDF expression; Monte Carlo simulation; average error rate performance analysis; coherent modulation techniques; cooperative diversity; cooperative maximum ratio combing receiver; diversity links; signal-to-noise ratio; statistically-measured fading channels; wireless communication systems; Bit error rate; Diversity reception; Fading; Modulation; Receivers; Signal to noise ratio; Wireless communication;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electronics, Circuits, and Systems (ICECS), 2013 IEEE 20th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Abu Dhabi

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICECS.2013.6815389

Filename

6815389