Title :
On the level crossing rates and the channel capacity of spatial diversity with maximal ratio combining over correlated Nakagami fading channels
Author :
Huang, Karl Yung-Ta ; Chau, Yawgeng A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Commun. Eng., Yuan Ze Univ.
Abstract :
The average level crossing rates (LCR) and the average channel capacity are evaluated for the correlated Nakagami fading channel with multi-branch antenna diversity and the maximal ratio combining (MRC). An upper bound and a lower bound on the average channel capacity are derived. Numerical results are presented to illustrate the performance of the correlated Nakagami fading channel using the spatial MRC diversity
Keywords :
Nakagami channels; antenna arrays; channel capacity; correlation theory; diversity reception; LCR; channel capacity; correlated Nakagami fading channel; level crossing rate; maximal ratio combining; multibranch antenna diversity; spatial MRC diversity; Antennas and propagation; Channel capacity; Diversity methods; Diversity reception; Fading; Fluctuations; Nakagami distribution; Probability distribution; Upper bound; Wireless sensor networks;
Conference_Titel :
Sensor Networks, Ubiquitous, and Trustworthy Computing, 2006. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Taichung
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2553-9
DOI :
10.1109/SUTC.2006.1636224
