Title | On the combining of multipath signals in narrowband Rayleigh fading channels |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 1999 |
Authors | Salkintzis, A. K., and P. T. Mathiopoulos |
Journal | Broadcasting, IEEE Transactions on |
Volume | 45 |
Pagination | 192 -195 |
Date Published | jun. |
ISSN | 0018-9316 |
Keywords | closed formulas, constructive addition, destructive addition, formulas accuracy, land mobile radio, mean power level, mobile communications, multipath channels, multipath propagation, multipath signals combining, narrowband Rayleigh fading channels, probability, radio receivers, radiowave propagation, Rayleigh channels, Rayleigh statistics, receiver design, simulation, statistical analysis |
Abstract | This paper deals with the process of constructive and destructive addition of multipath signals in a Rayleigh fading channel. It derives closed formulas associating the number of multipaths with the Rayleigh statistics of the channel and it displays the accuracy of these formulas by means of simulation. The primary conclusion is that multipaths add constructively with high probability, thus the more the multipaths the larger the mean power level experienced at the receiver. In this context, multipath propagation exhibits a beneficial property that could be exploited for designing improved performance receivers |
URL | http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/11.796260 |
DOI | 10.1109/11.796260 |