Title :
Bit error analysis of equal gain combining reception for Nakagami fading channels: an exact formulation
Author :
De Silva, C.R.C.M. ; Yacoub, M.D.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., State Univ. of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
fDate :
6/22/2000 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
An exact formulation for estimating the bit error rate for equal gain combining reception is presented, assuming an arbitrary number of independent branches in a Nakagami fading channel. The presented model is general and can be applied to any modulation scheme
Keywords :
digital radio; diversity reception; error statistics; fading channels; radio reception; BER estimation; Nakagami fading channels; bit error analysis; bit error rate estimation; equal gain combining reception; model;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20000813
