Abstract
An expression for the bit-error rate (BER) of 16 STAR-quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) with differential encoding and detection in a Rician fading channel with diversity reception is obtained. Two types of intermediate frequency (IF) filters are considered in the analysis: the intersymbol interference (ISI)-free matched and nonlSI-free Gaussian filters. BER curves for various ratios of the line-of-sight (LOS) power to the multipath power, Doppler spread frequencies, and orders of diversity are presented. It is shown that 16 STAR-QAM outperforms 16 DPSK under the same power-limited condition. For the Gaussian receive filter, a filter bandwidth of about 1.2 times the symbol rate is found to lead to a minimum error probability prior to the appearance of error-rate floors.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 923-932 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology |
Volume | 46 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1997 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Bit-error rate
- Diversity reception
- Quadrature amplitude modulation
- Rician fading
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Automotive Engineering
- Aerospace Engineering
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Applied Mathematics