An approach to the performance analysis of multibranch selection combiner (SC) receiver operating over fading channels is presented. High level of generality for the proposed analysis is achieved by considering correlated α– µ fading environment. The effect of correlation is studied by assuming exponential correlation model of the signals in each diversity branch. The whole analysis is observed in the interference-limited fading environments (SIR-based diversity system is assumed). The important performance measures are considered. Closed form of formulae for the output SIR's probability density function and cumulative distribution function are derived. In order to check the accuracy of the complete proposed formulation, some numerical results are presented. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
['Zoran Popovic', 'Stefan Panic', 'Jelena A. Anastasov', 'Petar Spalević', 'Mihajlo C. Stefanovic']
Performance analysis of selection diversity over exponentially correlated α– µ fading environment