Probability of error analysis for FHSS/CDMA communications in the presence of fading

Author

Wickert, Mark A. ; Turcotte, Randy L.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Colorado Univ., Colorado Springs, CO, USA

Volume

10

Issue

3

fYear

1992

fDate

4/1/1992 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

523

Lastpage

534

Abstract

Expressions are found for the probability of error of a slow frequency-hopped spread-spectrum (FHSS) code-division multiple-access (CDMA) system using noncoherent M-ary frequency-shift-keyed (FSK) data modification in the presence of slow-nonselective Rayleigh or single-term Rician fading. The analysis is general enough for the consideration of the near/far problem under the specified channel conditions. Comparisons are made between the error expressions developed here and previously published upper bounds. It is found, under certain conditions, that the previous upper bounds on the probability of error may exceed the true probability of error by an order of magnitude

Keywords

code division multiple access; error analysis; fading; frequency agility; frequency shift keying; probability; radiowave propagation; spread spectrum communication; CDMA; FHSS; code-division multiple-access; error probability; frequency-hopped spread-spectrum; frequency-shift-keyed; near/far problem; noncoherent M-ary FSK; radiowave propagation; single-term Rician fading; slow nonselective Rayleigh fading; upper bounds; Error analysis; Fading; Frequency shift keying; Multiaccess communication; Multiple access interference; Rayleigh channels; Rician channels; Satellites; Spread spectrum communication; Upper bound;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Selected Areas in Communications, IEEE Journal on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8716

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/49.127774

Filename

127774