A simplified expression for the probability of error for binary multichannel communications

Cillian O'Driscoll; Colin C. Murphy

doi:10.1109/TCOMM.2009.0901.060131

A simplified expression for the probability of error for binary multichannel communications

Cillian O'Driscoll
, Colin C. Murphy

School of Engineering and Architecture

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Abstract

We present a simplified expression for the probability of error, P_e, for binary multichannel communications. The original expression was derived by Proakis in 1968. More recently, Simon and Alouini presented an expression involving the generalised Marcum Q-function. In this letter we present a simplified form of Simon and Alouini's expression. The application of this result to the calculation of performance metrics for communications over fading channels is also discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	32-35
Number of pages	4
Journal	IEEE Transactions on Communications
Volume	57
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/TCOMM.2009.0901.060131
Publication status	Published - 2009

Keywords

Digital communication
Fading channels
Marcum Q-function

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