Error analysis of M-QAM with equal-gain diversity over generalised fading channels

IEE Proceedings: Communications

Volumn 152, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 69-74

  Karagiannidis, G K ^a   Sagias, N C ^b   Zogas, D A ^c  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ERROR ANALYSIS; FADING (RADIO); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; QUADRATURE AMPLITUDE MODULATION; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

EQUAL GAIN DIVERSITY; FADING CHANNELS; VIDEO TRANSMISSION;

COMMUNICATION CHANNELS (INFORMATION THEORY);

EID: 17444367317     PISSN: 13502425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-com:20041184     Document Type: Article

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