Performance analysis of generalized selection combining withswitching constraints |
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Authors: | Ritcey J.A. Azizoglu M. |
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Affiliation: | Dept. of Electr. Eng., Washington Univ., Seattle, WA; |
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Abstract: | Generalized selection combining (GSC), in which the best Lc out of L independent diversity channels are linearly combined has been previously proposed and analyzed for Rayleigh fading channels. GSC is a less complex alternative to maximal ratio combining (MRC) that provides a performance gain over traditional selection combining (SC). Both MRC and SC are special cases of CSC, with Lc=L and Lc=1, respectively. We show that CSC also dramatically reduces the impact of switching rate constraints, whereby a selection must be held for the duration of a packet |
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