Title :
On the inverse-Gaussian shadowing
Author :
Chatzidiamantis, Nestor D. ; Sandalidis, Harilaos G. ; Karagiannidis, George K. ; Kotsopoulos, Stavros A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Aristotle Univ. of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
Abstract :
The Inverse Gaussian (IG) distribution has been recently proposed as a less complex alternative to the classical log-normal distribution to describe shadowing phenomena. This paper investigates the performance of digital communications systems over IG fading channels. Closed-form expressions for the outage probability and the average bit-error rate for various modulation schemes are derived. Moreover the performance of maximal-ratio and selection combining receivers is analyzed. The proposed analysis is accompanied with various numerical results that validate the theoretical analysis and provide useful insights into the implications of the model parameters on the overall system performance.
Keywords :
Gaussian distribution; digital communication; diversity reception; error statistics; fading channels; log normal distribution; telecommunication network reliability; IG fading channels; bit error rate; digital communications systems; inverse Gaussian distribution; inverse-Gaussian shadowing; log-normal distribution; maximal-ratio receivers; outage probability; selection combining receivers; Analytical models; Bit error rate; Differential phase shift keying; Shadow mapping; Signal to noise ratio;
Conference_Titel :
Communications and Information Technology (ICCIT), 2011 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Aqaba
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0401-7
DOI :
10.1109/ICCITECHNOL.2011.5762666
