Fast simulation of diversity Nakagami fading channels using finite-state Markov models

IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 269-277

  Iskander, Cyril Daniel ^a   Mathiopoulos, P Takis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diversity methods; Fading channels; Level crossing problems; Radio broadcast receivers; Simulation software

Indexed keywords

BIT ERROR RATE; COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIVERSITY RECEPTION; ERROR ANALYSIS; FADING (RADIO); MARKOV PROCESSES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RADIO RECEIVERS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; TELECOMMUNICATION LINKS; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

FINITE STATE MARKOV CHANNEL; NAKAGAMI FADING CHANNELS; RADIO BROADCAST RECEIVERS;

COMMUNICATION CHANNELS (INFORMATION THEORY);

EID: 0141987608     PISSN: 00189316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TBC.2003.817096     Document Type: Article

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