NOVEL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION STUDIES OVER EXTENDED GENERALIZED-K COMPOSITE FADING CHANNELS

Abstract

In this thesis, the performance of EGK is studied by o ering unified and generic closedform exact expressions for the symbol error rate of the EGK composite fading channels. In this context, the single as well as the maximal-ratio combining and equal-gain combining receivers are considered over most of the commonly used modulation schemes. Furthermore, a novel general expression for the average probability of detection of energy detection spectrum sensing is derived over the EGK fading. The new expression provides a unified form, which can handle several of the well-known fading environments