K-factor estimation in shadowed Ricean mobile communication channels

Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1379-1386

  Naimi, Alireza ^a   Azemi, Ghasem ^a  

^a RAZI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Channel quality; Mobile communication; Rice factor estimation; Ricean K factor; Shadowed Rician channels; Shadowing

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL QUALITY; MOBILE COMMUNICATION; RICE-FACTOR ESTIMATION; RICEAN K-FACTOR; SHADOWED RICIAN CHANNELS; SHADOWING;

CHANNEL ESTIMATION; COMMUNICATION CHANNELS (INFORMATION THEORY); MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

ESTIMATION;

EID: 70349570859     PISSN: 15308669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wcm.725     Document Type: Article

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