On the κ-μ/gamma composite distribution: A generalized multipath/shadowing fading model

SBMO/IEEE MTT-S International Microwave and Optoelectronics Conference Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 390-394

  Sofotasios, Paschalis C ^a   Freear, Steven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Distribution; Extreme gamma distribution; composite fading channels; Multipath fading; probability; shadowing

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC EXPRESSIONS; COMPOSITE FADING; DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FADING MODELS; GENERALIZED MULTIPATH MODELS; NAKAGAMI-M; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION; RAYLEIGH; REALISTIC COMMUNICATION; SHADOWING; SHADOWING EFFECTS;

DIGITAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; MULTIPATH FADING; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PROBABILITY;

PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS;

EID: 84860494434     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IMOC.2011.6169398     Document Type: Conference Paper

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