Open AccessAverage of arbitrary powers of Gaussian Q‐function over η – μ and κ – μ fading channels
Author(s) -
LópezBenítez M.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
electronics letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 146
ISSN - 1350-911X
DOI - 10.1049/el.2015.0685
Subject(s) - fading , gaussian , fading distribution , mathematics , channel state information , function (biology) , statistical physics , wireless , topology (electrical circuits) , algorithm , telecommunications , computer science , physics , rayleigh fading , combinatorics , decoding methods , quantum mechanics , evolutionary biology , biology
The average of integer powers of the Gaussian Q‐function over fading distributions is commonly found in the evaluation of the average error performance of wireless communication systems over fading channels. Expressions known in the literature for η – μ and κ – μ fading channels only include solutions for the average of one Gaussian Q‐function and the product of two Gaussian Q‐functions. This limitation has been overcome by providing a general solution for the average of arbitrary powers of the Gaussian Q‐function over η – μ and κ – μ fading channels.