Title | Performance of selection diversity for DS/CDMA communications over Rayleigh fading channels |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 1996 |
Authors | Annamalai, A., and V. K. Bhargava |
Journal | Electronics Letters |
Volume | 32 |
Pagination | 1966 -1968 |
Date Published | oct. |
ISSN | 0013-5194 |
Keywords | analytical model, bit error probability, code division multiple access, digital radio, diversity reception, DS-CDMA communications, error statistics, fading, radiofrequency interference, Rayleigh channels, Rayleigh fading channels, selection diversity performance, signal-plus-interference/noise, signal-to-noise ratio, SNR, spread spectrum communication |
Abstract | An analytical model to evaluate the performance of selection diversity is presented. Results indicate that the conventional selection diversity scheme. in which the branch with the largest signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) is chosen, does not accurately reflect the performance of the more commonly implemented selection systems, in which the largest signal-plus-interference and noise (S+I) is chosen. Owing to the statistical nature of the noise, S+1 selection diversity performs better than conventional selection diversity model |
URL | http://dx.doi.org/10.1049/el:19961317 |
DOI | 10.1049/el:19961317 |