IEICE Trans - Series Expansion Form of the MRC Envelope Distribution in a Very Generally Distributed Fading Channel

Series Expansion Form of the MRC Envelope Distribution in a Very Generally Distributed Fading Channel

Yoshiya MIYAGAKI
Mitsuru OHKURA
Nobuo TAKAHASHI

Publication
IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Communications Vol.E89-B No.8 pp.2234-2236
Publication Date: 2006/08/01
Online ISSN: 1745-1345
DOI: 10.1093/ietcom/e89-b.8.2234
Print ISSN: 0916-8516
Type of Manuscript: LETTER
Category: Wireless Communication Technologies
Keyword:
maximal-ratio combining, Nakagami m-distribution, general fading distribution, series expansion in positive terms,

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Summary:
A probability density distribution of the envelope of maximal-ratio combiner output in a very generally distributed fading channel is derived. The derived formula has a series expanded form consisting of positive terms of the well-known m-distribution and is practical for numerical calculation, approximation and analysis.