Probability of error for equal-gain combiners over rayleigh channels: some closed-form solutions

IEEE Transactions on Communications

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 270-273

  Zhang, Q T ^a  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bit error performance; Diversity reception; Equal gain combiner; FSK; PSK; Rayleigh fading

Indexed keywords

ERROR ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; FADING (RADIO); FLOWCHARTING; PERFORMANCE; PROBABILITY; RECEPTION QUALITY; SIGNAL DETECTION;

EQUAL-GAIN COMBINERS;

COMMUNICATION CHANNELS (INFORMATION THEORY);

EID: 0031096155     PISSN: 00906778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/26.558680     Document Type: Article

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