Research
Second-order statistics of selection macro-diversity system operating over Gamma shadowed κ-μ fading channels
1 Department of Informatics, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Priština, Lole Ribara 29, 38300 Kosovska Mitrovica, Serbia
2 High Technical School, University of Niš, Aleksandra Medvedeva 20, 18000 Niš, Serbia
3 High School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Beograd, Vojvode Stepe 23, 11000 Beograd, Serbia
4 Department of Telecommunications, Faculty of Electronic Engineering, University of Niš, Aleksandra Medvedeva 14, 18000 Niš, Serbia
EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking 2011, 2011:151 doi:10.1186/1687-1499-2011-151
Published: 31 October 2011Abstract
In this article, infinite-series expressions for the second-order statistical measures of a macro-diversity structure operating over the Gamma shadowed κ-μ fading channels are provided. We have focused on MRC (maximal ratio combining) combining at each base station (micro-diversity), and selection combining (SC), based on output signal power values, between base stations (macro-diversity). Some numerical results of the system's level crossing rate and average fading duration are presented, in order to examine the influence of various parameters such as shadowing and fading severity and number of the diversity branches at the micro-combiners on concerned quantities.
