Title :
Exact Closed-Form Solutions for the BEP of Decode-and-Forward Cooperative Systems in Nakagami-m Fading Channels
Author :
Kim, Young Gil ; Beaulieu, Norman C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Seoul, Seoul, South Korea
fDate :
9/1/2011 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The exact average bit error probability (BEP) performance of decode-and-forward (DF) cooperative systems for binary phase shift keying (BPSK) signals in Nakagami-m fading channels for integer values of m is analyzed. Two types of receivers, a λ-maximal ratio combining (λ-MRC) receiver and a piecewise linear (PL) receiver are examined. Closed-form, integral-free, expressions for the BEPs of the λ-MRC receiver and the PL receiver are obtained.
Keywords :
Nakagami channels; cooperative communication; decode and forward communication; diversity reception; error statistics; phase shift keying; λ-maximal ratio combining receiver; Nakagami-m fading channels; binary phase shift keying; bit error probability; decode-and-forward cooperative systems; exact closed-form solutions; piecewise linear receiver; Binary phase shift keying; Cooperative systems; Fading; Receivers; Relays; Simulation; Strontium; Cooperative diversity; Nakagami-m fading; decode-and-forward (DF);
Journal_Title :
Communications, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TCOMM.2011.062311.100040
