On the benefit of decorrelation in dual-branch switch-and-stay combining in Rician fading

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Abstract

The performance of a dual-branch decorrelator receiver operating in correlated Rayleigh and Rician fading channels in conjunction with switch-and-stay combining (SSC) is analyzed and compared to the performance of a conventional SSC receiver. Analytical expressions for the average bit error rate (BER) of several modulation techniques of practical interest, the mean output signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and the outage probability are derived. It is shown that the decorrelator receiver has superior performance over the conventional receiver by as much as 2.83 d B in average SNR. The effects of modulation order, correlation coefficient and the severity of fading on the performance of the decorrelator receiver are studied.

Original languageAmerican English
Title of host publicationWCNC 2008 - IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, Conference Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages70-75
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)9781424419968
DOIs
StatePublished - 2008
Externally publishedYes
EventIEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, WCNC 2008 - Las Vegas, NV, United States
Duration: Mar 31 2008Apr 3 2008

Publication series

NameIEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, WCNC

Conference

ConferenceIEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, WCNC 2008
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityLas Vegas, NV
Period3/31/084/3/08

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Engineering

Keywords

  • Diversity combining
  • Fading channels
  • Rayleigh fading
  • Rician fading
  • Switch-and-stay combining

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