Abstract
Wireless communications’ main feature is the randomness of signal attenuation (fading). In this chapter we study how this randomness affects the error probability and the capacity of transmission over channels affected by lading. We also examine how the channel randomness can be used to improve performance: in fact, if the same information is conveyed through several transmission paths, this diversity allows an increase of the reliability of its reception.
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(2005). Fading channels. In: Coding for Wireless Channels. Information Technology: Transmission, Processing and Storage. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-8084-0_4
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