Abstract
This paper presents closed-form expressions for the ergodic channel capacity of SIMO (single-input and multiple output) wireless systems operating in a Nakagami- fading channel. As the performance of SIMO channel is closely related to the diversity combining techniques, we present closed-form expressions for the capacity of maximal ratio combining (MRC), equal gain combining (EGC), selection combining (SC), and switch and stay (SSC) diversity systems operating in Nakagami- fading channels. Also, the ergodic capacity of a SIMO system in a Nakagami- fading channel without any diversity technique is derived. The latter scenario is further investigated for a large amount of receive antennas. Finally, numerical results are presented for illustration.Citation
Vagenas, E.D., Karadimas, P. and Kotsopoulos, S.A., (2009) 'Ergodic Capacity for the SIMO Nakagami- Channel' EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking (1):802067Publisher
Hindawi Publishing CorporationAdditional Links
http://jwcn.eurasipjournals.com/content/2009/1/802067Type
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This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.ISSN
1687-1499ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1155/2009/802067
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