An Accurate Approximation to the Distribution of the Sum of Equally Correlated Nakagami-m Envelopes and Its Application in Equal

We present a novel and accurate approximation for the distribution of the sum of equally correlated Nakagami-m variates. Ascertaining on this result we study the performance of Equal Gain Combining (EGC) receivers, operating over equally correlating fading channels. Numerical results and simulations show the accuracy of the proposed approximation and the validity of the mathematical analysis.

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2009
• Where: ICC
• Authors: Zoran Hadzi-Velkov, Nikola Zlatanov, George K. Karagiannidis
• Keywords: Accurate Approximation, Communications, Equal Gain, ICC 2009, Mathematical Analysis