Title
An accurate closed-form approximation of the average probability of error over a log-normal fading channel
Abstract
The log-normal probability distribution is commonly used in wireless communications to model the shadowing and more recently the small scale fading for indoor ultra wideband communications. In this paper, an accurate closed-form approximation of the average probability of error over a log-normal fading channel is derived for various constellation types and sizes. This expression can be used to evaluate and compare easily the symbol-error performance of communication systems over a log-normal fading channel.
Year
DOI
Venue
2008
10.1109/TWC.2008.061019
IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
Keywords
Field
DocType
approximation theory,error statistics,fading channels,indoor communication,log normal distribution,ultra wideband communication,accurate closed-form approximation,average error probability,indoor ultra wideband communication,log-normal fading channel,log-normal probability distribution,wireless communication
Fading,Communications system,Algorithm,Communication channel,Weibull fading,Real-time computing,Probability distribution,Fading distribution,Statistics,Log-normal distribution,Mathematics,Channel state information
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
7
5
1536-1276
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
8
0.74
7
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Heliot, F.180.74
Mohammad Ghavami2304.66
Mohammad Reza Nakhai314112.41