Title :
Simple closed-form solutions for level crossing rate and average fade duration in Nakagami-m equal gain combining
Author :
Yacoub, M.D. ; Filho, J.C.S.S. ; da Silva, C.R.C.M.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., State Univ. of Campinas, Brazil
fDate :
12/5/2002 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Simple closed-form approximations for level crossing rate and average fade duration in an M-branch Nakagami-m (1960) equal gain combining scheme are presented. The proposed closed-form formulas yield results that are almost indistinguishable from the exact solution to which intricate expressions involving M-fold integration are required.
Keywords :
approximation theory; diversity reception; fading channels; Nakagami-m equal gain combining; average fade duration; closed-form solutions; exact solution; integration; level crossing rate;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20021164
