Smoothing and interpolation in a pilot-symbol assisted diversity system

International Journal of Wireless Information Networks

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 205-214

  Mämmelä, Aarne ^a,b   Kaasila, Veli Pekka ^a  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Diversity; Flat fading; Interpolation; Pilot symbols; Smoothing

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION CHANNELS (INFORMATION THEORY); DIVERSITY RECEPTION; ERROR ANALYSIS; FADING (RADIO); INTERPOLATION; PERFORMANCE; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

DIVERSITY RECEIVERS;

RADIO RECEIVERS;

EID: 0031176870     PISSN: 10689605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018806411048     Document Type: Article

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