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Unified analysis of EGC diversity over Weibull fading channels
Author(s) -
El Bouanani Faissal,
BenAzza Hussain
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
international journal of communication systems
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.344
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1099-1131
pISSN - 1074-5351
DOI - 10.1002/dac.2925
Subject(s) - fading , cumulative distribution function , weibull distribution , maximal ratio combining , weibull fading , fading distribution , computer science , algorithm , probability density function , diversity gain , diversity combining , moment generating function , statistics , channel (broadcasting) , mathematics , telecommunications , rayleigh fading
Summary In this paper, the performance analysis based on PDF approach of an L ‐branch equal gain combiner (EGC) over independent and not necessarily identical Weibull fading channels is presented. Several closed‐form approximate expressions are derived in terms of only one Fox H‐function as PDF, cumulative distribution function, and moments of the EGC output Signal‐to‐noise ratio (SNR), outage probability, amount of fading, channel capacity, and the average symbol error rate for various digital modulation schemes. All results are illustrated and verified by simulations using computer algebra systems.