Title :
A General Model for Signal Level Variability
Author_Institution :
National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Boulder, CO
fDate :
2/1/1987 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A general model of received signal variability is outlined in which the signal level is represented as a simple algebraic combination of random functions which, in turn, vary with time, location, and the "situation." A study of signal variability should then be a study of the statistics of these separate random functions. Among other things, the model inspires extended definitions of the terms "reliability\´\´ and "confidence."
Keywords :
Fading channels; Fading; Frequency; Large-scale systems; Radio broadcasting; Random variables; Signal processing; Spread spectrum communication; Statistics; Stochastic processes; TV;
Journal_Title :
Selected Areas in Communications, IEEE Journal on
DOI :
10.1109/JSAC.1987.1146516
