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Performance Analysis of SEIGA in WCDMA Systems Over Weibull Fading Channels

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In this letter, the performance of a Wideband CDMA (W-CDMA) system modeled by a Simplified Expression for Improved Gaussian Approximation (SEIGA), is studied in the presence of a Weibull fading channel. The simulated Bit Error Rate (BER) for W-CDMA systems over Weibull fading channels is computed for the transmission of 106 input bits, and is compared with the corresponding theoretical upper and lower bounds provided by the Q-function. The performance measures are compared for different channel memories.

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    A. M. Pradeep & Vidhyacharan Bhaskar

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Pradeep, A.M., Bhaskar, V. Performance Analysis of SEIGA in WCDMA Systems Over Weibull Fading Channels. Wireless Pers Commun 64, 369–378 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11277-010-0204-4

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