Performance and complexity analysis of eigencombining, statistical beamforming, and maximal-ratio combining

IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 3383-3395

  Siriteanu, Constantin ^a   Blostein, Steven D ^b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adaptive antenna arrays; Array gain; Channel estimation; Diversity gain; eigencombining; Laplacian power azimuth spectrum (p.a.s.); lognormal azimuth spread (AS); numerical complexity; Rayleigh fading; Statistical beamforming (BF)

Indexed keywords

ARRAY GAIN; DIVERSITY GAIN; EIGENCOMBINING; LAPLACIAN POWER AZIMUTH SPECTRUM (P.A.S.); LOGNORMAL AZIMUTH SPREAD (AS); NUMERICAL COMPLEXITY; STATISTICAL BEAMFORMING (BF);

ACOUSTIC INTENSITY; ADAPTIVE ANTENNA ARRAYS; ANTENNAS; BEAMFORMING; CHANNEL CAPACITY; CHANNEL ESTIMATION; COMMUNICATION CHANNELS (INFORMATION THEORY); LAPLACE TRANSFORMS; NUMERICAL METHODS; POWER SPECTRUM; PROBABILITY; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; RAYLEIGH SCATTERING; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

RAYLEIGH FADING;

EID: 69549111224     PISSN: 00189545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TVT.2009.2014167     Document Type: Article

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