Umudike Journal of Engineering and Technology

Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike


REDUCING CHANNEL ATTENUATION USING DIVERSITY TECHNIQUES

Iroegbu, C.
Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Michael Okpara University Of Agriculture, Umudike Abia State, Nigeria.

Nnochiri, I.
Department of Computer Engineering, Michael Okpara university of Agriculture Umudike Abia State, Nigeria.



ABSTRACT

In this study, the focus is on the reduction of channel attenuation through diversity techniques. The effectiveness of the diversity system was evaluated based on its ability to lower the carrier noise ratio (CNR) and carrier-to-interference ratio (CIR) at a specific probability of error (Pe). The analysis concentrated on statistically reducing the fading dynamic range of the average CNR and CIR. The aim was to examine two branches (N=2) of diversity systems that employed pre-detection combining, a highly advantageous and effective method in radio mobile communications. The initial phase of the research involved investigating the statistical properties of CNR and CIR without diversity using a Rayleigh fading model. Diversity was then introduced into the experiment. Maximal ratio (MRC) combining, Equal gain (EGC) combining and Selection (SC) combining were simulated and compared. The results showed that the use of diversity techniques significantly reduced the fading dynamic range of the instantaneous CNR γ compared to the instantaneous CIR λ of about 10-3dB Furthermore, maximal-ratio combining (MRC) demonstrated the highest level of performance improvement compared to other methods.


Keywords: Maximal Ratio Combining (MRC), Equal Gain Combining (EGC) and Selection Combining (SC), Interference Ratio (CIR), Channel, Attenuation


https://doi.org/10.33922/j.ujet_v10i2_1
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Published
Wednesday, August 21, 2024

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Vol. 10 No. 2, December 2024

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